Wildcard vlookup in arrays - VBA

Question

I have a problem to vlookup values from one array into another.

Arrays are:

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My code results in Error 2042:

Dim arr9 As Variant
ReDim arr9(LBound(arr7) + UBound(arr7))
i = 0
For i = LBound(arr7) To UBound(arr7) Step 1
arr9(i) = Application.VLookup(Left(arr7(i), 5) & "*", Arr, 1, 0)
Next i

What I need is to find items from arr7, ie arr7(0) = zch20 in Arr and assign corresponding value from arr to arr9. Just first 5 characters need to be vlookuped since they are mutual characters for both arr and arr7 but full name string needs to be inserted to arr9.

Thank you.

Answer 1

VLOOKUP is a worksheet function, for use with ranges of cells (or worksheet tables ) but not for VBA arrays .

A comparable VBA function that you might have more luck with is Filter .

Filter(sourcearray, match, [ include, [ compare ]])

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More info:

• Documentation: Filter function
• Microsoft support: VLOOKUP: When and how to use it (video)
• AutomateExcel.com: VBA Search for (Find) Value in Array
• Stack Overflow: Wildcard search in array