I tinkered with my previous code (Re: Check if key exist in hash but not exact match) and made a couple of improvements.

  1. The potentially ambiguous "Enter whole or partial name for key (Enter to exit)" is now "Enter whole or partial name for key (just hit Return to exit).".
  2. Where a match only differs in case, it is shown as NO_CASE instead of PARTIAL; for example, Cola matches cola if case is ignored: 
    Name: Cola
Match   Key         Value
-----   ---         -----
NO_CASE cola        1.25
PARTIAL Coca Cola   1.25
PARTIAL Pepsi Cola  1.25
PARTIAL Undead Cola <undefined>

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As there are only a few code changes, and the sample run is the same as before except for the Name: Cola (shown above), I've put all of this in a spoiler (view at your leisure).

<Reveal this spoiler or all in this thread>

— Ken

In reply to Re^2: Check if key exist in hash but not exact match by kcott
in thread Check if key exist in hash but not exact match by Anonymous Monk

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