Comparing 2 RTF files

[Paul Bromley]

Anyone know of a LOW-COST control that will allow me to do this and EYEBALL
the changes in the most recent file?? I am writing an application that
allows users to view the same RTF filename in 2 places on a server, one of
which may have been updated. I need to know more than which is the latest
file date, and whether a file has been changed or not - I need to display
the changes. I have found a control on the web for this but you are talking
$900.00. I may just use the MS DSOFramer control and allow the user to
display the 2 files in separate instances of the controls, as the documents
will always be relatively small. Has anyone done anything like this and is
there anyway of highlighting the changes in these controls?? Probably not!

Best wishes

Paul Bromley

 

[Jevon]

Have you considered implementing your own DIFF algorithm? I imagine you'd
have to extend them to understand the RTF format though, which might be a
problem.

Jevon

 

[Paul Bromley]

Thanks Jevon,

But I think this is a little too much work for me at the moment for this
feature. I think that I will play with displaying the 2 files side by side
and giving them the option of which they wish to save.

Best wishes

Paul Bromley