merge files in Excel?

I want to merge two different (Excel 2000) files that share a common
identifier for each entry (row) and can be sorted by this identifier. In the
next step, I will use the =EXACT(cell,cell) formula to identify any changes
(FALSE) that occur. My "merge workbooks" (under Tools) is greyed out. How
do I merge them by this identifier?

Hugh

From help on "merge workbooks"


Make sure the copies of the shared workbook that you want to merge are all
stored in the same folder. To do this, you must give each copy a different
name.
Open the copy into which you want to merge changes.
On the Tools menu, click Compare and Merge Workbooks.
If prompted, save the workbook.
In the Select Files to Merge into Current Workbook dialog box, click a copy
that has changes to be merged, and then click OK.
To merge more than one copy at the same time, hold down CTRL or SHIFT and
click the file names, and then click OK.

Are your two workbooks shared? If not, the compare and merge will remain
grayed out.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:56:02 -0700, "Hugh Jordan" <Hugh
Jordan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I want to merge two different (Excel 2000) files that share a common
>identifier for each entry (row) and can be sorted by this identifier. In the
>next step, I will use the =EXACT(cell,cell) formula to identify any changes
>(FALSE) that occur. My "merge workbooks" (under Tools) is greyed out. How
>do I merge them by this identifier?