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Diff Tools for Document Locator
Get Diff Tools for Document Locator.
Most differencing tools have the ability to use DOS command line functions to
launch their application. We allow you to put in the vendor's command line
requirements to launch their application to compare Document Locator files.
General Steps
- Navigate to Repository Configuration and launch Extension Manager
- Highlight an existing extension
- Fill in the information for the differencing tool's executable file
path
- Fill in the command line parameters to specify the source and destination
file to compare
MS Word Comparison Tools and Sample Configurations
WorkShare
WorkShare is an application that lets you compare the differences between
Word documents.
- Path to executable: C:\Program Files\Workshare\DeltaView\DeltaVw.exe
- Parameters: /original=file://[File1] /modified=file://[File2]
Softinterface
WordDocDiff and Diff Doc
Both these applications are fairly inexpensive compared to others that can
compare MS Word documents.
- Path to executable: C:\Program Files\SoftInterface, Inc\DiffDoc\WDD.EXE
- Parameters: /M[File1] /S[File2]
MS Excel Comparison Tools and Sample Configurations
Excel Diff
ExcelDiff is manufactured by ComponentSoftware and is used to compare
differences between Excel files.
- Path to executable: C:\Program
Files\ComponentSoftware\ExcelDiff\ExcelDiff.exe
- Parameters: [File1] [File2]
Multiple File Type Comparison Tools and Sample Configurations
Compare Suite
Compare Suite is manufactured by AKS-LABS and compares any to any file,
including these popular office formats: MS Word, Excel, PDF, Web Pages.
- Path to executable: C:\Program Files\Compare Suite\comparesuite.exe (for
report only: /r:C:\report.html)
- Parameters: [File1] [File2]
- Additional info: Command line interface details
Brava Desktop 7
Brava can compare text, image and even CAD drawing file versions, visually highlighting differences between versions. Use Brava compare when revising documents to ensure all requested changes are made before releasing. You can even compare documents in different formats, such as Word to PDF renditions, and faxed executed contract versus the original document, etc.
- Path to executable for 64-bit OS: C:\Program Files (x86)\IGC\Brava! Desktop\BravaDesktop.exe
- Path to executable for 32-bit OS: C:\Program Files\IGC\Brava! Desktop\BravaDesktop.exe
- Parameters: /C [File1] [File2]
Text Comparison Tools and Sample Configurations
CompareIT
CompareIT is an application that lets you compare the differences between
text documents.
- Path to executable: C:\Program Files\compare it\wincmp.exe
- Parameters: [File1] [File2]
Windiff
Windif is a text-comparison tool that comes as part of the Microsoft Visual
Studio installation.
- Path to executable: Depends on the version of MS Visual Studio.
- Parameters: [File1] [File2]