Comparison or two sheets

I need to compare a column in one spreadsheet to another column in a second
spreadsheet. They will be numbers. I need the difference to be placed in a
third spreadsheet in the corresponding rows. Would it be better to use
macros in the cells or to create a VBA program? Since this will be done
many times with different sheets, I guess creating template (for the third
sheet) would be best. Any good approaches?

Hi Chuck,
=IF(Sheet2!A1=Sheet1!A1,"",+Sheet1!A1-Sheet2!A1)
Above compares A1 to A1 sheets Sheet1 and Sheet2, puts a ""(Blank) if they
are equal and if not it subtracts one value from the other.
Thanks,


"Chuck" wrote:

> I need to compare a column in one spreadsheet to another column in a second
> spreadsheet. They will be numbers. I need the difference to be placed in a
> third spreadsheet in the corresponding rows. Would it be better to use
> macros in the cells or to create a VBA program? Since this will be done
> many times with different sheets, I guess creating template (for the third
> sheet) would be best. Any good approaches?
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