Lookup/Find/Search Function

Hi All,
I'm sure this may have been asked before but I would like some help if possible. I've got the following dataset:
I tried to use the VLookUp Function in the following way: =VLookUp(B2,$A$596:$B$851,1,FALSE) however it isn't working in the desired
way. Column F can be ignored for the time being.
I need to search for the Customer Number in ColumnA to see if it Appears in the Account Number in ColumnB. If it doesn't appear then
an #N/A or #REF! or whatever will appear however if there is a match it will show the relevant code.
I.e. in Column D2 It would show 24/7, in D3 it would show #N/A or #REF!, in D4 it would show #N/A or #REF!, in D5 it would show Wind
and so on and so forth. Is anyone able to help with this?

In D2:
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(B2,$A$2:$A$596,0)),B2,"")
In F2:
=IF(ISERROR(MATCH(B2,$A$2:$A$596,0)),B2,"")
Fill down from D2 and F2 to row 851.
Regards, Hans Vogelaar (http://www.eileenslounge.com)

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