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I am trying to write a macro that will compair one list of names to another
on a seperate worksheet. These lists will very in size with each passing
day. I have written macros in the past that would compair numbers, but i am
having an aweful time with this.
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Look in the vba help index for FIND or FINDNEXT. More info?

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I am trying to write a macro that will compair one list of names to another
on a seperate worksheet. These lists will very in size with each passing
day. I have written macros in the past that would compair numbers, but i
am
having an aweful time with this.


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what info do you need?

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Look in the vba help index for FIND or FINDNEXT. More info?

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I am trying to write a macro that will compair one list of names to another
on a seperate worksheet. These lists will very in size with each passing
day. I have written macros in the past that would compair numbers, but i
am
having an aweful time with this.



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i am completely green at this, so i dont really understand what i am looking
for when i look up the "FINDNEXT" in the vba help.

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what info do you need?

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Look in the vba help index for FIND or FINDNEXT. More info?

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I am trying to write a macro that will compair one list of names to another
on a seperate worksheet. These lists will very in size with each passing
day. I have written macros in the past that would compair numbers, but i
am
having an aweful time with this.



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i am completely green at this, so i dont really understand what i am looking
for when i look up the "FINDNEXT" in the vba help.


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Look in the vba help index for FIND or FINDNEXT. More info?

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I am trying to write a macro that will compair one list of names to another
on a seperate worksheet. These lists will very in size with each passing
day. I have written macros in the past that would compair numbers, but i
am
having an aweful time with this.





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