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Solved: Comparing two columns of data and outputting the differences
I am looking for the most efficient VBA function to do the following:
1) Worksheet1: Using a user specified column of cells (say B2:B10) on the same worksheet as the button to initiate the macro - Source Worksheet,
2) Worksheet2: Find each value from the list on the Source worksheet in another worksheets column of data cells (starting on a predefined cell, up to where there are blanks in a specified column on another sheet).
3) Worksheet3: Write any values not found on a third worksheet that is specified. Check for worksheet/create if not there.
For step 1 I would also be happy if you could specify a gap within the data, so B2:B10; B13:B20. etc.
An example of the computation and data is below:
Worksheet1:
B2:B10;B13:B20 = A,B,C,D,..K
Worksheet2:
Range D12:...until blank = A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,B,B,B,B,B,B,B,B,C,......K,K,K,K,K,K....X,X,X,X, X,Y,Y,Y,
Z,Z,Z,Z,blank,blank....
Worksheet3:
Output the following starting at a predefined row/col:
Source:
D
Dest:
X,
Y,
Z
Since D is not found in Worksheet2 it is shown. X,Y,Z is not in the list from Worksheet1 and so they are displayed.
An alternative feature I'd like to employee for the Source data in Worksheet1 is to highlight the text/fill with a color when it is not found in Worksheet2 but still print out the mismatch values from Worksheet2 on Worksheet3 as above.
Thanks!!
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Hi Flea,
Try out this tool - It's Free
http://xldynamic.com/source/xld.DupMaster.html
Hope it helps u.
Also check out this link
http://www.vbaexpress.com/cooltools.php
Very Informative...
Best regards - Happy Exceling!!!
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Hi Flea,
Welcome to VBAX
[vba]
Option Explicit
Sub DoSearch()
Dim Source As Range
Dim Data As Range
Dim Tgt As Range
Dim cel As Range
Dim c As Range
Dim i As Long
With Sheets(1)
Set Source = Range(.Cells(2, 2), .Cells(Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp))
End With
Set Data = Sheets(2).Columns(2)
Sheets.Add after:=Sheets(Sheets.Count)
ActiveSheet.Name = "Result"
Set Tgt = ActiveSheet.Cells(2, 2)
For Each cel In Source
If cel <> "" Then
Set c = Data.Find(cel)
If c Is Nothing Then
Tgt.Offset(i) = cel
i = i + 1
End If
End If
Next
End Sub
[/vba]
MVP (Excel 2008-2010)
Post a workbook with sample data and layout if you want a quicker solution.
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Thanks bro. That will help.
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