Copy/Sort question

Here's the scenario:
Sheet1 has a column with about 5000 part numbers, so does sheet2 but the part numbers are slightly different.
for example:
Sheet1, A1 has 5LES6030 & Sheet2, A1 has 5LES6030AA.
Is there a formula I can put in Sheet1, B2 to copy the data from Sheet2, A1 if it contains the same characters as whats in A1 on sheet1?

Re: "contains the same characters"
Maybe...
=IF(SEARCH(A1,Sheet2!A1,1)>0,Sheet2!A1,"")
Jim Cone
Portland, Oregon USA
free & commercial excel programs (n/a xl2013)

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