ExcelBanter - Sheet Comparisons.

Here's an approach to frame up the comparisons ..

Assume SSNs running in A2 down, amounts in B2 down in both Sheet1/2

To compare Sheet1 with Sheet2
In Sheet1,
Put in C2:
=IF(ISNA(MATCH(A2,Sheet2!A:A,0)),"SSN_not_in_Sheet 2",
IF(INDEX(Sheet2!B:B,MATCH(A2,Sheet2!A:A,0))=B2,"OK ","Amt_doesn't_match"))
Copy C2 down to the last row of SSN data in col A.
Then use autofilter on col C to retrieve unmatched cases by category for
further action

Similarly ..
To compare Sheet2 with Sheet1
In Sheet2,
Put in C2:
=IF(ISNA(MATCH(A2,Sheet1!A:A,0)),"SSN_not_in_Sheet 1",
IF(INDEX(Sheet1!B:B,MATCH(A2,Sheet1!A:A,0))=B2,"OK ","Amt_doesn't_match"))
Copy C2 down to the last row of SSN data in col A
Use autofilter on col C to retrieve unmatched cases by category for further
action
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"Jeff" wrote in message
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I have a 3 sheet file. Sheets 1 and 2 are exactly the same. There is an
SSN and an amount in each sheet. something similar to the following.

Ssn 123
Ssn 222
Ssn 222
Ssn 555
Ssn 333
Ssn 444
Ssn 666

I need sheet 3 to contain the SSNs and the amounts of the values where
sheet 1 and sheet 2 are different. So if sheet 1 had an ssn of
123-45-6666 and an amount of 1.23, and sheet two had the same ssn and an
amount of 3.43, i would need this ssn and amount populated in sheet 3.
Any suggestions???

Thanks in advance.