It comes with several key points:. Diff Doc may be what you're looking for. I don't know of any tools, but there are two roll-your-own solutions that come to mind, both require Excel:. The Open-XML file is essentially just a. You'll end up with a lot of "noise" in either case if your spreadsheets aren't structurally "close" to begin with.
Convert to cvs then upload to a version control system then diff with an advanced version control diff tool. When I used perforce it had a great diff tool, but I forget the name of it.
Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. How do I create a readable diff of two spreadsheets using git diff? Ask Question. Asked 13 years, 3 months ago. Active 3 years, 4 months ago. Viewed k times. I think the tags unit-testing and dbunit are incorrectly applied here.
The question is about file compare for a specific file format and has nothing to do with unit testing. I use this Python script for diffing Excel we check-in to git.
I ported this GO code which was ported from Perl to Python: github. Show 1 more comment. Active Oldest Votes. Dennis C KimStacks yes works for all xls, xlsx, ods. And can even compare any one type with the other, e. Great tool For anyone looking for a much poorer, from all other points of view alternative: see github. PietroBattiston pls log a ticket in github and I'll look at it.
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Doesn't this do cell by cell comparison? I mean if left side has one extra row at top, it will give all the remaining rows and cells different. If it is like that, that is not very useful. Thecrocodilehunter: you can always delete that row at the top and then compare the rest.
If the differences are a lot more complex, then of course you need a different tool. This is useful for quick one-off comparisons, like when Excel says you changed the spreadsheet and you're afraid you accidentally edited a field. I liked this one. Add a som on the very first field and you'll quickly see how many fields differ. I changed the formula a bit so I didn't have to go looking at what the exact differences were. A1 , "" — Martyn. This answer compares cell values rather than formulas. If you want to compare the cell formulas rather than the values produced by those formulas, first convert all formulas to static values then use the technique from this answer.
Now use this comparison technique on the results. Show 3 more comments. Plus you donot have to install anything. Shashank Singla Shashank Singla 1, 17 17 silver badges 13 13 bronze badges. Anyway, it could work for someone else. Here's how it works: A Write a simple dump program that steps through all worksheets and saves all data to tab-separated files. Screenshot link is broken — Pedro A. This plugin supports also:. LPL Andres Andres 1 1 silver badge 2 2 bronze badges. Unfortunately, it doesn't allow saving changes to the unpacked files, so it isn't useful for merging.
It is free though. Luke Luke. I guess in older versions it does. To install the support tools, run Setup. To download the Windows NT 4. The Windiff. You can use Windiff. The display shows either a summary of the comparison status of a list of files outline mode or a detailed line-by-line comparison of the files expanded mode.
In the Select First File dialog box, locate and then click a file name for the first file in the comparison, and then click Open.
In the Select Second File dialog box, locate and then click a file name for the second file in the comparison, and then click Open. To view the actual file differences, click the first line in the Windiff. In the Select Directories dialog box, type the two folder names that you want to compare in the Dir1 and Dir2 boxes.
If you want to include subfolders, click to select the Include subdirectories check box. To view the actual file differences, click the line that you want in the Windiff. You can also run Windiff. For information about how to do so, or for more information about how to use Windiff. There are other utilities that are available besides Windiff. To compare two files or groups of files at a local site, you can use the Fc.
Both commands are run from a command prompt. Perforce , the company best known for its enterprise version control platform, also offers a solid diff tool: P4Merge is free of charge and comes with a basic feature set that makes it an interesting option on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Besides offering all the standard diff and merge capabilities, Code Compare comes with some special features like syntax highlighting , semantic code comparison and a VisualStudio integration. The basic version can be used free of charge, while the Professional Edition delivers the full feature set.
WinMerge is an open-source diff tool with some nice features like folder and image comparison, and three-way file comparison. Guiffy is a full-featured tool with syntax highlighting, three-way comparisons and merges, and multiple comparison algorithms. It comes in pro and expert versions, and supports Windows, macOS and Linux.
Another aspect to watch out for is integrations: before choosing your favorite tool, you should make sure that it plays nicely with the rest of your tool chain. I can already confirm that most of the mentioned tools work seamlessly with Tower , our own Git client. If you don't need the power of a dedicated Diff tool application, the integrated diff views in Tower might even be sufficient for you:.
See for yourself and try it 30 days for free. But a good one can be really helpful in a lot of situations. Try one of the above and see for yourself! Meld Being free and open source , Meld is a very popular tool on Windows it's also available for Linux. KDiff3 Another free and open source tool answers to the name of KDiff3.
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