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    Question Compare 2 Excel files with multiple tabs for differences (find changes)

    Hi,

    We have a data entry system which spits out Excel Reports each week. Since the system is creating the Excel files new, I cannot use Track Changes to find updates to the document.

    Is there a way to compare 2 Excel Files, and find differences between the two documents?

    Challenges are:

    1) Multiple tabs need compared. Tab 1 would need compared to Tab 1. Tab 2 would need compared to Tab 2
    2) New rows of information may be added to the document, so I would need to know what is new
    3) Rows might have been removed, so I would need to know which rows are no longer there
    4) Each cell from Z to AQ would need compared for changes
    5) Since items might be added or removed, this isn't a row for row compare, however Column A contains a unique value (Project Number), so I'm comparing Project Number to Project Number for each of column Z to AQ between the two documents.

    Currently the document has 9 tabs which need compared for changes, and each tab may contain about 200 rows of information for compare.

    Does Excel have any functionality to handle this?

    Thanks,
    Ben

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    Re: Compare 2 Excel files with multiple tabs for differences (find changes)

    Solved - I'm loading Excel's into Microsoft Access where I can more easily compare the documents

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