HELP - Getting a Difference between XML documents?

[Ed]

Hi,

I have 2 sets of XML documents.

XML1 is:
<Root>
<Node1>111</Node1>
<Node2>222</Node2>
<Node3>333</Node3>
<Node4>
<Node4A>444A</Node4A>
<Node4B>444B</Node4B>
</Node4>
<Node5>555</Node5>
</Root>

XML2 is:
<Root>
<Node1>111</Node1>
<Node2>222New</Node2>
<Node3>333</Node3>
<Node4>
<Node4A>444A</Node4A>
<Node4B>444BNew</Node4B>
</Node4>
<Node5>555New</Node5>
</Root>

Essentially, what I want to do in my VB Dot Net application is to have
XML2 - XML1, where the result would be:

<Root>
<Node2>222New</Node2>
<Node4>
<Node4B>444BNew</Node4B>
</Node4>
<Node5>555New</Node5>
</Root>

Only the differring nodes remain.

Is something like this possible? Please Help.

Thanks,
ed

 

[Oleg Tkachenko]

Only the differring nodes remain.

Is something like this possible? Please Help.

Take a look at Microsoft XML Diff tool -
http://apps.gotdotnet.com/xmltools/xmldiff

 

[apm]

Take a look at Microsoft XML Diff tool -
http://apps.gotdotnet.com/xmltools/xmldiff

Now if only there was a platform-independent, GPL'd version

-Andrew Marlow

 

[Oleg Tkachenko]

Now if only there was a platform-independent, GPL'd version

AFAIK java versions do exist also, from IBM alphaworks to mention one.