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Beyond Compare Text File Compare using Batch File

Hi,

I have 2 sets of same files created with different time stamps and I want to compare these files using beyond compare. However each set has multiple files so I want this comparison to run in a loop until it reaches end of files in the folder.

eg:

Set 1:
output_sql20170522-2022_1.txt
output_sql20170522-2022_2.txt
output_sql20170522-2022_3.txt

Set 2:
output_sql20170522-2135_1.txt
output_sql20170522-2135_2.txt
output_sql20170522-2135_3.txt

Both Set 1 and Set 2 files are present in same folder. So I want the comparison to happen as below,
output_sql20170522-2022_1.txt to be compared with output_sql20170522-2135_1.txt
output_sql20170522-2022_2.txt to be compared with output_sql20170522-2135_2.txt
output_sql20170522-2022_3.txt to be compared with output_sql20170522-2135_3.txt

And each of the output should be saved to a report.

Kindly help!

Bill Prew

So if I understand, you want to compare the matching files to each other. Is that match based on the _1, _2 etc at the end of the filename? Or some other matching criteria?

Also, do you have a command line you are using to compare the files using Beyond Compare, with the options you want, and generating a single report? If so please share that.

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DANNY JACOB

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Yes. The match should be based on _1, _2 etc. The command line which I am using for comparing using beyond compare is,

"Local Directory\BCompare.exe" @"Local Directory\BCscript.txt" "Local Directory\output_sql20170522-2022_1.txt" "Local Directory\output_sql20170522-2135_1.txt" "Local Directory\ComparisonReport.txt"

Pattern is,
"Launch Beyond Compare" "Beyond Compare Report Script - Report Layout Script" "Source File for Comparison" "Target File for Comparison" "Comparison Report"

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