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I need to compare two csv files, they both contain a unique ID column which needs to be used to compare the matching rows against each other.
Is there anything out there before I burn the midnight oil to re-invent the wheel?
Thanks
Ralph
I would recommend checking out BeyondCompare — it’s a comparison utility which does CSV comparisons very well. It shows the data in tabular format, you can specify the “key” columns, tell it which columns to ignore, etc…
There is a free version — I’m not sure if the CSV comparison functionality comes with that, but it’s worth checking out:
http://www.scootersoftware.com/
I don’t work for them, I’m just a happy customer. 🙂
John