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Comparing Two Excel Files

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Hi there,
 
I'm somewhat new to Power Automate and am trying to create some basic logic that I'll eventually use in a larger flow. I'm trying to pull two separate Excel files into a PA flow (from my OneDrive using a OneDrive for business connection), have PA compare the two files (cell by cell) and see if there are any differences between the two. For example, say I have two identical excel files with identical data. I'd like for PA to check both files and send a response back saying "no errors found'. On the flip side, say I have two files that are identical aside from one cell being blank in one of the files where data exists in the other. I'd want a response back saying "error found in cell x". Is this possible to do?
 
I've attached two example files that are the exact same aside from the name in the first row being 'Jones' on one file and 'Jone' on the other.
 
Thanks!
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  • abm abm Profile Picture
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    Quick question? Are you looking for files are exact match only? If there differences what you expect?
  • NickWarner Profile Picture
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    This would be very complex to do the comparison in PA. The cleanest way to do it would be to write an Azure Function to do the comparison and return the output. a flow to provide the two files to the function would be relatively straightforward then. 

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