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comparing data
Hello again. How do I compare data in two columns?
Both columns contain dates. Both columns should be identitcal,, but if they are not, I need excel to highight, or to otherwise let me know which dates are not identical in both columns. newyorkjoy thanks for the help! |
comparing data
You can enter a formula like this in a column next to your two
columns: =IF(A1=B1,"same","Different") and copy down. You can then investigate the "Different" cells more thoroughly, maybe by means of a filter. Hope this helps. Pete On Aug 1, 6:22 pm, newyorkjoy wrote: Hello again. How do I compare data in two columns? Both columns contain dates. Both columns should be identitcal,, but if they are not, I need excel to highight, or to otherwise let me know which dates are not identical in both columns. newyorkjoy thanks for the help! |
comparing data
Thank you, that formula was very helpful. However, maybe I didn't explain
myself., Perhaps a different formula would work better. I don't need to have identical dates in each row. (What happens with your formula, is that the first time the dates don't match, it continues down saying "different" even though the rest of the dates match, because the identical dates are not in the exact same row. I hope this is clear. Thank you! -- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "Pete_UK" wrote: You can enter a formula like this in a column next to your two columns: =IF(A1=B1,"same","Different") and copy down. You can then investigate the "Different" cells more thoroughly, maybe by means of a filter. Hope this helps. Pete On Aug 1, 6:22 pm, newyorkjoy wrote: Hello again. How do I compare data in two columns? Both columns contain dates. Both columns should be identitcal,, but if they are not, I need excel to highight, or to otherwise let me know which dates are not identical in both columns. newyorkjoy thanks for the help! |
comparing data
Can someone please answer this questoin?
-- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "newyorkjoy" wrote: Thank you, that formula was very helpful. However, maybe I didn't explain myself., Perhaps a different formula would work better. I don't need to have identical dates in each row. (What happens with your formula, is that the first time the dates don't match, it continues down saying "different" even though the rest of the dates match, because the identical dates are not in the exact same row. I hope this is clear. Thank you! -- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "Pete_UK" wrote: You can enter a formula like this in a column next to your two columns: =IF(A1=B1,"same","Different") and copy down. You can then investigate the "Different" cells more thoroughly, maybe by means of a filter. Hope this helps. Pete On Aug 1, 6:22 pm, newyorkjoy wrote: Hello again. How do I compare data in two columns? Both columns contain dates. Both columns should be identitcal,, but if they are not, I need excel to highight, or to otherwise let me know which dates are not identical in both columns. newyorkjoy thanks for the help! |
comparing data
thank you! I'll try it and let you know.
-- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "Sandy Mann" wrote: If you just want to see if a date in Column A is contained anywhere in Column B then try: =SUMPRODUCT(--(A1=$B$1:$B$21)) This will return 1 for matches and 0 for non-matches If you want Same.Different then use: =IF(SUMPRODUCT(--(A1=$B$1:$B$21)),"Same","Different") -- HTH Sandy In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland and the crowning place of kings Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk "newyorkjoy" wrote in message ... Can someone please answer this questoin? -- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "newyorkjoy" wrote: Thank you, that formula was very helpful. However, maybe I didn't explain myself., Perhaps a different formula would work better. I don't need to have identical dates in each row. (What happens with your formula, is that the first time the dates don't match, it continues down saying "different" even though the rest of the dates match, because the identical dates are not in the exact same row. I hope this is clear. Thank you! -- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "Pete_UK" wrote: You can enter a formula like this in a column next to your two columns: =IF(A1=B1,"same","Different") and copy down. You can then investigate the "Different" cells more thoroughly, maybe by means of a filter. Hope this helps. Pete On Aug 1, 6:22 pm, newyorkjoy wrote: Hello again. How do I compare data in two columns? Both columns contain dates. Both columns should be identitcal,, but if they are not, I need excel to highight, or to otherwise let me know which dates are not identical in both columns. newyorkjoy thanks for the help! |
comparing data
it worked! thanks
-- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "newyorkjoy" wrote: thank you! I'll try it and let you know. -- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "Sandy Mann" wrote: If you just want to see if a date in Column A is contained anywhere in Column B then try: =SUMPRODUCT(--(A1=$B$1:$B$21)) This will return 1 for matches and 0 for non-matches If you want Same.Different then use: =IF(SUMPRODUCT(--(A1=$B$1:$B$21)),"Same","Different") -- HTH Sandy In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland and the crowning place of kings Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk "newyorkjoy" wrote in message ... Can someone please answer this questoin? -- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "newyorkjoy" wrote: Thank you, that formula was very helpful. However, maybe I didn't explain myself., Perhaps a different formula would work better. I don't need to have identical dates in each row. (What happens with your formula, is that the first time the dates don't match, it continues down saying "different" even though the rest of the dates match, because the identical dates are not in the exact same row. I hope this is clear. Thank you! -- newyorkjoy thanks for the help! "Pete_UK" wrote: You can enter a formula like this in a column next to your two columns: =IF(A1=B1,"same","Different") and copy down. You can then investigate the "Different" cells more thoroughly, maybe by means of a filter. Hope this helps. Pete On Aug 1, 6:22 pm, newyorkjoy wrote: Hello again. How do I compare data in two columns? Both columns contain dates. Both columns should be identitcal,, but if they are not, I need excel to highight, or to otherwise let me know which dates are not identical in both columns. newyorkjoy thanks for the help! |
comparing data
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... it worked! thanks Glad about that. Thank for the feedback. -- Reagrds, Sandy In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland and the crowning place of kings Replace @mailinator.com with @tiscali.co.uk |
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