Mike Hord wrote: > Does anyone know a good free file compare utility > for ASCII files? > The feature that I really need is a specifiable > comment character- i.e., "lines that start with ' should > be excluded from comparison until a new line is reached". You may export the files in MS Excel, then just loop through rows in VBA to find differences between lines. Lines to delete you could color in red; lines that differ, you could color in yellow. MS -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist