compare 2 excel sheets for differences - excel

Question

I need to compare 2 excel sheets (Sheet1 (old report) & Sheet2 (new report)) for differences. If there are any additions or removals in Sheet2 compared to Sheet1 I need to print that.
I found this script to find the differences but this is not including the removals in the sheet. Can you help fixing this? Below is sample example on my expectation.
Sheet1:
S.No Name Class
abc1 1st
abc2 1st
abc3 1st
Sheet2:
S.No Name Class
abc1 1st
abc2 2nd
abc4 1st
.
Comparison should tell all these:
"Row(3,3)" is changed from "1st" to "2nd"
New row inserted in "sheet2" "Row4"
"Sheet1" "Row4" is deleted in "Sheet2"
Script currently I have:
Sub Compare2Shts()
For Each cell In Worksheets("CompareSheet#1").UsedRange
If cell.Value <> Worksheets("CompareSheet#2").Range(cell.Address) Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
End If
Next
For Each cell In Worksheets("CompareSheet#2").UsedRange
If cell.Value <> Worksheets("CompareSheet#1").Range(cell.Address) Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
End If
Next
End Sub
Sub CompareAnother2Shts()
For Each cell In Worksheets("CompareSheet#1").Range("A1:J50000")
If cell.Value <> Worksheets("CompareSheet#2").Range(cell.Address) Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
End If
Next
For Each cell In Worksheets("CompareSheet#2").Range("A1:J50000")
If cell.Value <> Worksheets("CompareSheet#1").Range(cell.Address) Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
End If
Next
End Sub
Sub FindDupes() 'assuming both sheets are in same book and book is open
Dim sht1 As Worksheet
Dim sht2 As Worksheet
Dim cell1 As Range
Dim cell2 As Range
Dim str As String
str = InputBox("Type name of first sheet")
Set sht1 = Worksheets(str)
str = InputBox("Type name of second sheet")
Set sht2 = Worksheets(str)
sht1.Range("A65536").End(xlDown).Activate
Selection.End(xlUp).Activate
LastRowSht1 = ActiveCell.Row
sht2.Activate
sht2.Range("A65536").End(xlDown).Activate
Selection.End(xlUp).Activate
LastRowSht2 = ActiveCell.Row
sht1.Activate
For rowSht1 = 1 To LastRowSht1
If sht1.Cells(rowSht1, 1) = "" Then Exit Sub
For rowSht2 = 1 To LastRowSht2
If sht1.Cells(rowSht1, 1).Value = sht2.Cells(rowSht2, 1).Value Then
sht1.Cells(rowSht1, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 3
sht2.Cells(rowSht2, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 3
End If
Next
Next
sht1.Cells(1, 1).Select
End Sub
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Sub checkrev()
With Sheets("Sheet1")
Sh1LastRow = .Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
Set Sh1Range = .Range("A1:A" & Sh1LastRow)
End With
With Sheets("Sheet2")
Sh2LastRow = .Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
Set Sh2Range = .Range("A1:A" & Sh2LastRow)
End With
'compare sheet 1 with sheet 2
For Each Sh1cell In Sh1Range
Set c = Sh2Range.Find( _
what:=Sh1cell, LookIn:=xlValues)
If c Is Nothing Then
Sh1cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Sh1cell.Offset(0, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Else
If Sh1cell.Offset(0, 1) <> c.Offset(0, 1) Then
Sh1cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
Sh1cell.Offset(0, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End If
End If
Next Sh1cell
'compare sheet 2 with sheet 1
For Each Sh2cell In Sh2Range
Set c = Sh1Range.Find( _
what:=Sh2cell, LookIn:=xlValues)
If c Is Nothing Then
Sh2cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Sh2cell.Offset(0, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Else
If Sh2cell.Offset(0, 1) <> c.Offset(0, 1) Then
Sh2cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
Sh2cell.Offset(0, 1).Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End If
End If
Next Sh2cell
End Sub
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Sub TestCompareWorksheets()
' compare two different worksheets in the active workbook
CompareWorksheets Worksheets("Sheet1"), Worksheets("Sheet2")
' compare two different worksheets in two different workbooks
' CompareWorksheets ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1"), _
Workbooks("WorkBookName.xls").Worksheets("Sheet2")
End Sub
Sub CompareWorksheets(ws1 As Worksheet, ws2 As Worksheet)
Dim r As Long, c As Integer
Dim lr1 As Long, lr2 As Long, lc1 As Integer, lc2 As Integer
Dim maxR As Long, maxC As Integer, cf1 As String, cf2 As String
Dim rptWB As Workbook, DiffCount As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.StatusBar = "Creating the report..."
Set rptWB = Workbooks.Add
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
While Worksheets.Count > 1
Worksheets(2).Delete
Wend
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
With ws1.UsedRange
lr1 = .Rows.Count
lc1 = .Columns.Count
End With
With ws2.UsedRange
lr2 = .Rows.Count
lc2 = .Columns.Count
End With
maxR = lr1
maxC = lc1
If maxR < lr2 Then maxR = lr2
If maxC < lc2 Then maxC = lc2
DiffCount = 0
For c = 1 To maxC
Application.StatusBar = "Comparing cells " & Format(c / maxC, "0 %") & "..."
For r = 1 To maxR
cf1 = ""
cf2 = ""
On Error Resume Next
cf1 = ws1.Cells(r, c).FormulaLocal
cf2 = ws2.Cells(r, c).FormulaLocal
On Error GoTo 0
If cf1 <> cf2 Then
DiffCount = DiffCount + 1
Cells(r, c).Formula = "'" & cf1 & " <> " & cf2
End If
Next r
Next c
Application.StatusBar = "Formatting the report..."
With Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(maxR, maxC))
.Interior.ColorIndex = 19
With .Borders(xlEdgeTop)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Weight = xlHairline
End With
With .Borders(xlEdgeRight)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Weight = xlHairline
End With
With .Borders(xlEdgeLeft)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Weight = xlHairline
End With
With .Borders(xlEdgeBottom)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Weight = xlHairline
End With
On Error Resume Next
With .Borders(xlInsideHorizontal)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Weight = xlHairline
End With
With .Borders(xlInsideVertical)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Weight = xlHairline
End With
On Error GoTo 0
End With
Columns("A:IV").ColumnWidth = 20
rptWB.Saved = True
If DiffCount = 0 Then
rptWB.Close False
End If
Set rptWB = Nothing
Application.StatusBar = False
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
MsgBox DiffCount & " cells contain different formulas!", vbInformation, _
"Compare " & ws1.Name & " with " & ws2.Name
End Sub
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Sub Match()
r1 = Worksheets("sheet1").Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
r2 = Worksheets("sheet2").Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
Set r3 = Worksheets("sheet1")
Worksheets("sheet2").Range("B2").Select
For a = 2 To r2
For i = 2 To r1
If Cells(a, "A") = r3.Cells(i, "A") Then
temp = r3.Cells(i, "B")
te = te & "," & temp
Else
End If
Next i
Cells(a, "B") = te
te = ""
Next a
End Sub
Sub Match2()
Dim myCon As String
Dim myCell As Range
Dim cell As Range
For Each cell In Sheet2.Range("A2:A10")
myCon = ""
For Each myCell In Sheet1.Range("A1:A15")
If cell = myCell Then
If myCon = "" Then
myCon = myCell.Offset(0, 1)
Else
myCon = myCon & ", " & myCell.Offset(0, 1)
End If
End If
Next myCell
cell.Offset(0, 1) = myCon
Next cell
End Sub
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Sub Duplicates()
ScreenUpdating = False
'get first empty row of sheet1
'find matching rows in sheet 2
With Sheets("Masterfile")
RowCount = 1
Do While .Range("A" & RowCount) <> ""
ID = Trim(.Range("A" & RowCount))
'compare - look for ID in Sheet 2
With Sheets("List")
Set c = .Columns("A").Find(what:=ID, _
LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole, MatchCase:=False)
End With
If c Is Nothing Then
.Range("B" & RowCount) = "No"
Else
.Range("B" & RowCount) = "Yes"
End If
RowCount = RowCount + 1
Loop
End With
ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Answer 1

The code you have looks overly complex.
For a non-vba solution, see below.
Sheet 1 formula:
=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet2!$A$2:$B$4,2,0)),"Removed",IF(VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet2!$A$2:$B$4,2,0)=B2,"Same","Changed to: " &VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet2!$A$2:$B$4,2,0)))
Sheet 2 formula:
=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet1!$A$2:$B$4,2,0)),"Added",IF(VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet1!$A$2:$B$4,2,0)=B2,"Same","Changed"))
I realize I may haved simplified things a bit, but you can adjust wording and whatever is needed. You can also apply conditional formatting as needed.