Compare text files

[fraudh8er]

Any thoughts on how you would make a scirpt compane 2 text files. more importantly i have 2 folders, each with a set of files. I will need to find the fiels that are misisng in each and then go threw the text fiels in folder 1 that are named the same as dir 2 and compare the actualy text withing them. I know it sounds crazy, but what can I say.

Vw

[JSThePatriot]

Okay let me see if I have this correct.

1. You need to compare 2 folders and check to make sure they both have the same files.

2. You then need to check the actual contents of those files to make sure that they are not just the same name, but the same data?

If the above is correct then here are my thoughts on how to go about this.

Research either Larry's Function or Ezzetabi's Function in the Scripts and Scraps forum (both I think are called FileSearch or something similar). Those will help you find the files and/or folders you need to find.

You can also research FileFindFirstFile() and FileFindNextFile() in the helpfile. I used those to create a search function to my own needs as theirs was too elaborate and I like using all of my own stuff. Also you may want to just look at all the File*() functions. (Such as... FileExists(), FileCopy(), FileMove(), FileOpen(), FileClose(), FileReadLine().) I would use the FileReadLine() to check the contents of both files line by line. You can output it to another file if they arent equal using FileWriteLine() I hope you get my meaning... Look up the File*() functions they are very useful.

JS

[fraudh8er]

Yes, you understood me correctly, when I get home I will see what I can come up with. My other question would be how to you prompt the use for the folders, can you use the built in windes dialog for finding a folder or wil they ahve to type the path in?

BUt thank you

Okay let me see if I have this correct.

1. You need to compare 2 folders and check to make sure they both have the same files.

2. You then need to check the actual contents of those files to make sure that they are not just the same name, but the same data?

If the above is correct then here are my thoughts on how to go about this.

Research either Larry's Function or Ezzetabi's Function in the Scripts and Scraps forum (both I think are called FileSearch or something similar). Those will help you find the files and/or folders you need to find.

You can also research FileFindFirstFile() and FileFindNextFile() in the helpfile. I used those to create a search function to my own needs as theirs was too elaborate and I like using all of my own stuff. Also you may want to just look at all the File*() functions. (Such as... FileExists(), FileCopy(), FileMove(),  FileOpen(), FileClose(), FileReadLine().) I would use the FileReadLine() to check the contents of both files line by line. You can output it to another file if they arent equal using FileWriteLine() I hope you get my meaning... Look up the File*() functions they are very useful.

JS

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[JSThePatriot]

Let me check, but I think you can use a dialog box.

Yup just checked and it is FileOpenDialog()

See what that does for you.

JS

[trids]

And then there's also third-party apps (search these forums for links to them)..

Examdiff - free

BeyondCompare - not free, but literally "Beyond compare"

HTH