Excel 2010 - IF statement as event to trigger macro?

Hi there,

To start off, I'm not too bad with excel, but I'm not very familiar with macros.


Scenario:

- Working from 3 sheets (1)Payroll sheet (current), (2)Payroll sheet (previous period), (3)Values which have changed when comparing (1) and (2)

My dilemma:

The issue is that when new entries are added to (1), it creates a mismatch with (2). I am thinking maybe a macro that runs from an if statement which compares the name fields for each entry and then runs a macro that adds a blank row so that differences will be easier to isolate.

if('sheet1!'a1='sheet2!'a1,,run macro)

Am I on point or even at that realistic in my assumption or is there another easier way to get this to work that I am not thinking of.....

PS, I hope this makes some sort of sense!

**ALSO! The rule needs to apply uniqely to about 405,000 records...

 

You can use a vlookup to check for difference.
As for you If macro, it doesn't exist.
You can however get macro to add rows for you though.

 

Not sure how to use vlookup in that way, I hate to be a pest, but any chance you could provide an example?

Thanks!