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Excel Compare 2 Worksheets

Diceicle · 2020-02-12 11:41:04

I have 2 worksheets both located in the one file which I need to check for differences. Both sheets are the structurally the same - Columns A to 0 Rows can vary slightly. What is an elegant way of identifying mismatched rows (and ideally the cell where the mismatch lies)? I have made an inelegant solution but would like…

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I have 2 worksheets both located in the one file which I need to check for differences.
Both sheets are the structurally the same - Columns A to 0
Rows can vary slightly.

What is an elegant way of identifying mismatched rows (and ideally the cell where the mismatch lies)?

I have made an inelegant solution but would like something better.
My current implementation involves Conditional formatting on the cells comparing where != and highlighting mismatched cells in Red.
Additionally I have concatenated columns A through 0 and compared them using an IF statement.

It works - just not optimum.

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