TextDiff v1.0.2.4 Update of 31 Oct 2014

[wakillon]

 

A simple script for get differences between 2 "Text" files.

The different parts are highlighted and a double click on a line of listviews located to the bottom of the Gui permit to access to the line in the Text.

Its defects : Using _ArraySearch, it's a bit slow and hungry on cpu usage.

Previous downloads : 69

 

source and executable are available in the Download Section

Hope it can help !

 

Edited February 3, 2016 by wakillon

[mLipok]

I do not check it yet.

But it looks awesome

mLipok

[wakillon]

"Awesome" is a bit too much ! 

No, there is some times where we need to compare 2 files for find differences and tired to search them "manually" i write this little utility for easily find them !

Thanks.

Edited October 26, 2014 by wakillon

[UEZ]

Seems to work properly. 

Here some suggestions:

• can you put the filenames to the top (above) each listview with bigger font?
• when you scroll one listview then automatically scroll the other one
• the sum of the differences are correct but I wouldn't count that way
• can you highlight the differents within a line?

 

 

Br,

UEZ

[JohnOne]

Nice.

My goto tool for this has been winmerge in past.

Always nice to see AutoIt solutions.

[wakillon]

  On 10/26/2014 at 4:00 PM, JohnOne said:

Nice.

My goto tool for this has been winmerge in past.

Always nice to see AutoIt solutions.

 

Yes WinMerge, TextDiff  are great and also some online solutions too, but it's always a pleasure to use one made with AutoIt ! 

Thanks.

[wakillon]

  On 10/26/2014 at 3:41 PM, UEZ said:

Seems to work properly. 

Here some suggestions:

• can you put the filenames to the top (above) each listview with bigger font?
• when you scroll one listview then automatically scroll the other one
• the sum of the differences are correct but I wouldn't count that way
• can you highlight the differents within a line?

 

Your suggestions are reminiscent of those of a WinMerge user ! 

Well, for filename and font, i aggree.

Scroll 2 Listviews at same time is a good idea too.

For the diff Count, it's displayed for each text and for both, so i don't know why you do not found it ok ?

But HighLight differences within a line seems to be impossible to do in a Listview, no ? 

[UEZ]

When you count e.g. the differences from the screenshot you see that 1 line is missing and 2 lines have differences -> 3 lines where different. But this is how you see the differences.

5 is also ok but for me the real difference is rather 3.

Hmm, to colorizes the difference in ListView might be possible but I cannot estimate how much efforts it will cost.

Br,

UEZ

[wakillon]

  On 10/26/2014 at 5:41 PM, UEZ said:

When you count e.g. the differences from the screenshot you see that 1 line is missing and 2 lines have differences -> 3 lines where different. But this is how you see the differences.

5 is also ok but for me the real difference is rather 3.

Hmm, to colorizes the difference in ListView might be possible but I cannot estimate how much efforts it will cost.

Br,

UEZ

 

For a human it's visible to the naked eye, but how do you want that script detect similar lines ? 

And i have already seen listview with columns who have different colors, but for strings in a same column, i ask to see where you have saw it...

[UEZ]

I'm using Total Commander to compare files.

 

 

 

 

Most time it works properly.

 

Br,

UEZ

Edited October 26, 2014 by UEZ

[wakillon]

Wow

I just take a look at it, and it look powerfull

Very fast and with lot of details for see the differences.

It do not use listviews, i get a Class: "Window" when i search for type of control...

We do not play in the same category ! 

[wakillon]

Updated.

2 UEZ's suggestions are now available.

Main improvement : Vertical and Horizontal scrolling can be synchronized.

[UEZ]

Thanks, works great 

Br,

UEZ

[wakillon]

  On 10/31/2014 at 9:14 PM, UEZ said:

Thanks, works great 

Br,

UEZ

 

You're welcome 

The next step should be to display blank line blocks in front of each block of text who is absolutely not present in the other file, as WinMerge do, for a better display of differences.

But it seems to be complicate to applied...

Thanks.

[oapjr]

Awesome!!!

I'm going to retire my noob script:

#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>

$sFile1 = FileOpenDialog('File 1',"",'All (*.*)|Text files (*.txt)|Html (*.htm)')

$sFile2 = FileOpenDialog('File 1',"",'All (*.*)|Text files (*.txt)|Html (*.htm)')


$aFile1 = FileReadToArray($sFile1)
$inf1 = UBound($aFile1)
$aFile2 = FileReadToArray($sFile2)
$inf2 = UBound($aFile2)

For $iL1 = ($inf1-1) to 0 Step -1
    For $iL2 = ($inf2-1) to 0 Step -1
        If $aFile1[$iL1] == $aFile2[$iL2] Then
            $aFile1[$iL1] = ''
            $aFile2[$iL2] = ''
        EndIf
    Next
Next

For $iL1 = ($inf1-1) to 0 Step -1
    if $aFile1[$iL1] == '' Then _ArrayDelete($aFile1,$iL1)
Next
For $iL2 = ($inf2-1) to 0 Step -1
    if $aFile2[$iL2] == '' Then _ArrayDelete($aFile2,$iL2)
Next

$hFile = FileOpen('Result.txt',1)
FileWrite($hFile,$sFile1 & ' ---------------------------------------------------------' & @CRLF)
_FileWriteFromArray($hFile,$aFile1)
FileWrite($hFile,@CRLF & $sFile2 & ' ---------------------------------------------------------' & @CRLF)
_FileWriteFromArray($hFile,$aFile2)
FileWrite($hFile,@CRLF & '---------------------------------------------------------' & @CRLF)
FileClose($hFile)

Edited January 29, 2015 by oapjr

[wakillon]

Thanks

We all start with this kind of script a day !