Why does Excel MATCH() not find a match?
Functions like MATCH
, VLOOKUP
and HLOOKUP
need to match data type (number or text) whereas COUNTIF/SUMIF
make no distinction. Are you using MATCH to find the position or just to establish whether the value exists in your data?
If you have a numeric lookup value you can convert to text in the formula by using &"", e.g.
=MATCH(A1&"",B:B,0)
....or if it's a text lookup value which needs to match with numbers
=MATCH(A1+0,B:B,0)