Excel VBA: Real-Time Search or Filtering in Listbox

I have a listbox with many records and I would like to have the ability to search inside the listbox.

The Listbox has several columns: Column 1 is the CustomerID, column 2 is the name and so on.

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The following code searches inside the listbox, but only in the first column - which is the ID.
How do I change the code so that it searches inside the second column?
Private Sub txtSearch_Change()
  Dim strText As String
  Dim i As Long
  
  strText = LCase(txtSearch.Text)
  With ListBox1
    For i = 0 To .ListCount - 1
      If LCase(Left$(.List(i), Len(strText))) = strText Then Exit For
    Next i
    If i = .ListCount Then
      ' No matching item was found, select nothing
      .ListIndex = -1
    Else
      ' A match was found, select it
      .ListIndex = i
    End If
  End With
End Sub

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Is it also possible to filter the listbox as I type?

Thanks
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Massimo ScolaSoftware EngineerAsked:
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Rgonzo1971Commented:
Hi,

pls try

Private Sub txtSearch_KeyUp(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, ByVal Shift As Integer)

  Dim strText As String
  Dim i As Long
  
  strText = LCase(txtSearch.Text)
  With ListBox1
    For i = 0 To .ListCount - 1
      If LCase(Left$(.List(i, 1), Len(strText))) = strText Or LCase(Left$(.List(i, 2), Len(strText))) = strText Then Exit For
    Next i
    If i = .ListCount Then
      ' No matching item was found, select nothing
      .ListIndex = -1
    Else
      ' A match was found, select it
      .ListIndex = i
    End If
  End With
End Sub

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Massimo ScolaSoftware EngineerAuthor Commented:
OK this works.  I have two questions

1. )Is there something like a wildcard operator which I can use if I only know part of the name?

2) If I want to filter the data, would I have to make use of arrays? Or what is the approach?
Rgonzo1971Commented:
1) instead of Left use Instr
InStr(LCase(.List(i, 1)), strText)

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2)then try
Private Sub txtSearch_KeyUp(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, ByVal Shift As Integer)

Dim rw
Dim strText As String

strText = LCase(txtSearch.Text)
Dim rng As Range
Set rng = Range("Customers")
With ListBox1
    .RowSource = ""
    .ColumnCount = 3
    For Each rw In rng.Rows
        If InStr(LCase(Cells(rw.Row, 2)), strText) Or InStr(LCase(Cells(rw.Row, 3)), strText) Then
            .AddItem Cells(rw.Row, 1).Value
            .List(ListBox1.ListCount - 1, 1) = Cells(rw.Row, 2).Value
            .List(ListBox1.ListCount - 1, 2) = Cells(rw.Row, 3).Value
        End If
    Next
End With
End Sub

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