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    Cool PQ - Comparing two columns in the same table and returning unmatched

    (question from the web)
    Looking to find all the rows where column B does NOT match column A
    Source Result
    ColumnA ColumnB Data1 Data2 ColumnA NotMatchB Data1 Data2
    USNTS USNTS ABC
    123
    USNTS USSPZ ABC
    123
    USNTS USSPZ ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USNTS USLVV ABC
    123
    USLVV USNYC ABC
    123
    USMSY USMSY ABC
    123
    USHOU USHOU ABC
    123
    USMSY USMSY ABC
    123
    USMSY USMSY ABC
    123
    USLVV USNYC ABC
    123
    USNYC USNYC ABC
    123

    Code:
    let
        Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
        Diff = Table.AddColumn(Source, "NotMatchB", each List.Difference({[ColumnB]},{[ColumnA]})),
        Expand = Table.ExpandListColumn(Diff, "NotMatchB"),
        Filter = Table.SelectRows(Expand, each ([NotMatchB] <> null)),
        TSC = Table.SelectColumns(Filter,{"ColumnA", "NotMatchB", "Data1", "Data2"})
    in
        TSC
    Last edited by sandy666; 02-16-2021 at 04:21 AM.
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