compare data in two columns.

ady · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:11 PM

Hi,

I'm sure it's easy but, I have two columns of data a1:a300 and b1:b300 and each contain part codes like 01ABC02.
Some codes are repeated in each column and
I want to find (and display the codes) the codes in column a that match the codes in column b. I've tried Or(Exact) but I think that only works with text only.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks

Jay Petrulis · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:17 PM

Hi,

In C1 type the following:

=COUNTIF($A$1:$A$300,B1)

and copy down your list. Any non-zero results in column C indicate that there is a match of the cell in column B in column A.

You can expand this to report the actual value, but you can easily AutoFilter the resulting list as well.

HTH,
Jay

ady · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:25 PM

man that was so simple, my brain just doesn't work at night.

Thanks for the speedy reply.

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Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:11 PM	#1
ady New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2	Hi, I'm sure it's easy but, I have two columns of data a1:a300 and b1:b300 and each contain part codes like 01ABC02. Some codes are repeated in each column and I want to find (and display the codes) the codes in column a that match the codes in column b. I've tried Or(Exact) but I think that only works with text only. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks

Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:17 PM	#2
Jay Petrulis MrExcel MVP Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 2,042	Hi, In C1 type the following: =COUNTIF($A$1:$A$300,B1) and copy down your list. Any non-zero results in column C indicate that there is a match of the cell in column B in column A. You can expand this to report the actual value, but you can easily AutoFilter the resulting list as well. HTH, Jay

Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:25 PM	#3
ady New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2	man that was so simple, my brain just doesn't work at night. Thanks for the speedy reply. )