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Okay, I would like recommendations on programs for the PC that will compare 2 documents and tell me if they are the same.
Second, I would like recommendations on programs for the PC that will compare 2 folders and tell me if they are the same.
any recs?
What for? Word can compare two docs. However, for programming I use Araxis Merge.
I have word docs, pdfs, excel files, you get the idea...
You can use fc /b to do a binary compare between two files.
A binary compare on a PDF doesn't sound very useful.
But I'm not sure how approachable a comparison of PDFs is anyway, since they're hybrid type docs.
There are a couple which rate pretty high at C|net's downloads.com site.
Beyond Compare 2.3.1 build 231
ExamDiff 1.6m, which has a paid Pro version, too.
and there's one whose user ratings are high, but it has not yet been reviewed, Compare It! 3.04
But i have yet to try these. Perhaps the names will jog some memories, or at least give you some to try.
A binary compare on a PDF doesn't sound very useful.
But I'm not sure how approachable a comparison of PDFs is anyway, since they're hybrid type docs.
I agree. It might be helpful only as a very basic way to verify if they are the same or altered, but not what has changed.
thanks Daniel. That's a start.
HBO says it doesn't want to allow its programming to be TIVOed: [link]
I don't think most people realize that when we go to digital TV, networks will have the power to prevent any and all recording (if this legislation goes through). That's right - they wanna plug the analog hole and prevent VCR recordings too....