Use compare_file function using a batch file on windows

[er.atulkumarrai]

Hi all ,

I am new to Arbortext Editor.

I have a requirement in which .

I batch file should open two file in comparemode where one is the latest version in read/write mode and other is the last version in the read only mode .

for example:

I Have two files for example C:/testA/a.xml (Latest version ) and C:/testB/a.xml (previous version)

These files content may be same or different

I need to write a .bat file which opens the compare result of both the above file.

There is a Compare_files() method .

But i don't know exactly how to use this .

I tried in below way:

editor -c compare_files("testA/a.xml", "/testB/a.xml")

But it dont work

[naglists]

You may have more success placing your commands along with additional logic
into an ACL file that you load on Editor startup. Something like:

editor -C1 "source compare_a_to_b_and_open_diff_file.acl"

[berard]

We do this all the time using .NET or Java, but ultimately it's just
calling an ACL command. If you're able to work in either language, I
could send some examples.

compare_files should take in three arguments: Source File, Mod File, Out
File. The command, if run using Eval, returns -1 on error, 0 if they're
the same, and 1 if they're different. I don't remember offhand if the
outfile is generated if they are identical, but that might be another
option to check for as well.

- keith

[er.atulkumarrai]

thanks for your reply

Yes my project uses .Net to open the single xml files in editor.

i have to do using .Net (C#) only

plese send some examples it will be really helpfull for me

[berard]

Ok, then in that case, you can just do it in .NET

Epic.AclClass app = new Epic.AclClass();
app.Execute("set diffencltype=tag"); // Tags are easier to deal with than
PI's IMO
int aclResult = Convert.ToInt32(app.Eval("compare_files(" + srcFileName +
"," + modFileName + "," + outFileName + ")");

if (aclResult == 1)... etc etc