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Using VLOOKUP to compare values in two workbooks and get a TRUE/FALSE in third

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    Using VLOOKUP to compare values in two workbooks and get a TRUE/FALSE in third

    Hello,
    I am trying to compare values in two workbooks (weekly output from two different systems) to compare the values and give me a Match/No Match in third. The first column has the unique identifier and there are a number of fields which are compared individually and finally give me a match when all values are identical. The attached file has a manually identified field values, but I'm hoping this can be done with a formula.
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    Re: Using VLOOKUP to compare values in two workbooks and get a TRUE/FALSE in third

    in B2
    =IF(VLOOKUP($A2,SheetA!$A$2:$D$1000,COLUMN(),0)=VLOOKUP($A2,SheetB!$A$2:$D$1000,COLUMN(),0),"","No ")&"Match"
    copy across to column D and down
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    Re: Using VLOOKUP to compare values in two workbooks and get a TRUE/FALSE in third

    since I worked on this, I'll post my solution but it may not be needed ...
    IF(VLOOKUP($A2,SheetB!$A$2:$D$6,COLUMN(B$1),FALSE)=VLOOKUP($A2,SheetA!$A$1:$D$6,COLUMN(B$1),FALSE),"Match", "No Match")
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    Re: Using VLOOKUP to compare values in two workbooks and get a TRUE/FALSE in third

    @Special-K, like that version of
    COLUMN()
    see how it is used and like it better than my version - where it is appropriate of course.

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