Comparison from the Command prompt
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You can compare export files from the command prompt by using the /c switch as follows:

voee export1.aef /c export2.aef

This will compare the export file export1.aef to the file export2.aef. In this case the results of the comparison are displayed in the differences window similar to the one below:



Alternatively you can direct the results of the comparison to a file, with no differences window displayed, by using the /f switch:

voee export1.aef /c export2.aef /f

In this situation the output of the comparison is placed into a file, as shown below - the name of the file is made up of the export file name concatenated with ".DIF". For example, comparing Application.AEF with produce Application.AEF.DIF. When differences exist in the comparison a flag file called error.txt will also be written.

Comparison of Application 1.AEF and Application 2.AEF
20020823 15:33:43

Application 1.AEF => 20020823 02:15:30 PM

Application 2.AEF => 20020823 02:44:08 PM

Name,Type,SubType,What's Different
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Application 1,Application: Filename
Help About:HelpAbout,Source,Class: Source
Help About:HELPABOUT,Form,: Binary
Help About:HelpAbout:Init,Source,Method: Source
Help About:HelpAbout:PushButton2,Source,Method: Only in file 2
Help About:HELPABOUT_PUSHBUTTON2,Source,Constant: Only in file 2
Standard Shell:StandardShellWindow:Init,Source,Method: Source

The batch files compaef.bat and compall.bat are provided in the VOPP3 directory as examples of use of the command line comparison.



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