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To: TimF who wrote (33554)	4/4/2003 7:12:15 PM
From: Larry S.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110655

depends how many columns each spreadsheet has. the simplest version, spreadsheet 1 has 1 column, spreadsheet 2 has 1 column: I would open up spreadsheet 1, with all the data in Column A. I would open up spreadsheet 2, with all its data in Column A. I would copy the data from Spreadsheet 2, Column A, to Spreadsheet 1, Column B. then, i'd either manually compare the numbers in column a and column b, or write a simple program that would put a number in column c if the numbers in column a and column b are NOT the same. does this help? larry

To: TimF who wrote (33554)	4/4/2003 7:43:26 PM
From: thecow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110655

twfowler I have no experience using it but this shareware program looks like exactly what you need. formulasoft.com

To: TimF who wrote (33554)	4/5/2003 10:24:00 AM
From: Bicycle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110655

Comparing Excel spreadsheets... Save both sheets as text files. Click File, Save As, and in the box where it says Excel spreadsheet, click it to get it to save as a text file. (Save a copy: don't overwrite the original.) Now that you have two text files, use the Windows utility FC.EXE (File Compare) to compare the files. Click Start, Run, and in the box, type FC File1.TXT File2.TXT This utility will display the differences between the two files. FC File1.TXT File2.TXT > LOG.TXT If you use this command, the differences will be saved in LOG.TXT for later use. You can also read LOG.TXT into excel and work with multiple panes. FC /? This command will display a list of options for FC. Take a peek and see if there's anything useful. (/W may be needed.) For Excel users, mrexcel.com seems like a great site. Bye4Now, FD.