Generate report of all file differences

[buckley]

Hi,

I know how to generate a (html) report that compares 2 folders or 2 files.

But how can I get _1_ report that list all the file differences from a folder compare?
Its tedious to generate individual file reports of dozen file differences.

For example:

== Start Report ===

file 1

line x
liny y

file 2

line z
liny w

== End Report ===

Is this possible out of the box or with a trick?

Thanks for your help, Tom

[Aaron]

It is definitely possible. From the graphical interface, in the Folder Compare, select 2 sets of text files (4 files total), then go to the Actions menu -> File Compare Report.

This will generate a single report containing the file differences (text level).

Another tip is to use a combination of the Display Filters (Show Differences), Edit menu -> Expand All and Select All Files commands. This would leave you with a selection of all files that match the display filters, which you can then generate this report on.

You might wish to run a Rules-based comparison from the Folder Compare, so only Rules-based different files are shown. Otherwise, the timestamp/size different files would be selected, but might not have any content differences to report when selected and generated.

A similar set of steps can be done from scripting, using the expand all, select, and text-report or file-report commands.