Excel string parsing with random character

Question

so, I have this string here XX.XX.XX.XX.XX.XX

I have to check if some of the XX matches a pattern. like 10.10.10.??.10.??

why can't i use EXACT(cell,"10.10.10."&??&".10."&??)

I mean, how can I tell excel I need some of the number to match, but I don't care about others?

hope it's clear, I searched everywhere ._.

Answer 1

You need a function that will accept wildcards (EXACT doesn't). Try using COUNTIF, e.g. with data in cell A1 you can use this formula

=COUNTIF(A1,"10.10.10.??.10.??")>0

That will return TRUE if there's a match