VBA comparison spreadsheet

[cerebrolele]

Hi,

I am using a code to compare two spreadsheet.
One of the function is to copy the modified records in a different worksheet, highlighting changes element in red.
The script works, but ONLY when the cell is modified to "blank"(no value), I get coloured in red the upper cell instead of the correct one.

Here the script, any help?

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same issue also posted here:
http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42478
http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166275

[dazwm]

Please do not multi-post.

http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42478

http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166275

[jeffreybrown]

I'm afraid your post does not comply with Rule 8 of our Forum RULES. Cross-posting is when you post the same question in other forums on the web. You'll find people are disinclined to respond to cross-posts because they may be wasting their time solving a problem that has been solved elsewhere. We prefer that you not cross-post at all, but if you do (and it's unlikely to go unnoticed), you MUST provide a link (copy the url from the address bar in your browser)to the cross-post. Expect cross-posts without a link to be closed a message will be posted by the moderator explaining why. We are here to help so help us to help you!

Read this to understand why we ask you to do this, and then please edit your first post to include links to any and all cross-posts in any other forums (not just this site).

[cerebrolele]

I apologize for the mistake.
I am just tying to solve my issue providing more visibility to my post.

My intention is, once I will find a solution, to link the solution in the different thread.
This actually will also increase the possibility, for everybody with a similar issue, to easier retrieve the solution.

I will update the first post including the links of cross-post.

[jeffreybrown]

Maybe slightly missing the point...

I believe your intention is true and honest, but when you cross post (and in this case at least three forum's) you have multiple people trying to solve the same issue diverting the attention from other members threads who have an issue they would like an answer too.

[cerebrolele]

I found a funny solution!
before running the script, it is just sufficient to select both ranges to be compared and find/replace any empty cell with a character (i.e. a slash).
In this way there are no empty cells to compare and the bug does not occur at all! Easy and Fast!

I apologize once more for any trouble I may have caused with my cross-posting and thank you to who had the courtesy to explain me, in a very polite way, why I was wrong (jeffreybrown).
Thank you for nothing to those that just pointed me out as a forum-jackal.

[cerebrolele]

just to complete the information, here a brief explanation of what the code does.
it makes a comparison between two spreadsheet (different version of the same spreadsheet - layout should be the same and unique ID in the first column).
Worksheet1 - old version
Worksheet2 - new version

then alt+f11 and run the script

results:
Worksheet3 - records (rows) with modification, with changed values in red
Worksheet4 - records (rows) deleted in the new version
Worksheet5 - records (rows) added in the new version

Known bug:
if a value changes from "data" to nothing (empty cell), the cell highlighted is the one above the actual one.
So far I worked around this, replacing with a dash (or any other character) all empty cells both in old version and new version.

Attached, a sample of the file with the script