Compare

Compare(string, string, string, string, DateTime)

Compares two documents and saves the differences to the specified output file, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

public static void Compare(string v1, string v2, string outputFileName, string author, 
    DateTime dateTime)

Parameter	Type	Description
v1	String	The original document.
v2	String	The modified document.
outputFileName	String	The output file name.
author	String	Initials of the author to use for revisions.
dateTime	DateTime	The date and time to use for revisions.

Examples

Shows how to simple compare documents.

// There is a several ways to compare documents:
string firstDoc = MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.docx";
string secondDoc = MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.doc";

Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.1.docx", "Author", new DateTime());
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.2.docx", SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime());
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.3.docx", "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.4.docx", SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });

See Also

• class Comparer
• namespace Aspose.Words.LowCode
• assembly Aspose.Words

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Compare(string, string, string, SaveFormat, string, DateTime)

Compares two documents and saves the differences to the specified output file in the provided save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

public static void Compare(string v1, string v2, string outputFileName, SaveFormat saveFormat, 
    string author, DateTime dateTime)

Parameter	Type	Description
v1	String	The original document.
v2	String	The modified document.
outputFileName	String	The output file name.
saveFormat	SaveFormat	The output’s save format.
author	String	Initials of the author to use for revisions.
dateTime	DateTime	The date and time to use for revisions.

Examples

Shows how to simple compare documents.

// There is a several ways to compare documents:
string firstDoc = MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.docx";
string secondDoc = MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.doc";

Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.1.docx", "Author", new DateTime());
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.2.docx", SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime());
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.3.docx", "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.4.docx", SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });

See Also

• enum SaveFormat
• class Comparer
• namespace Aspose.Words.LowCode
• assembly Aspose.Words

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Compare(string, string, string, string, DateTime, CompareOptions)

Compares two documents with additional options and saves the differences to the specified output file, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

public static void Compare(string v1, string v2, string outputFileName, string author, 
    DateTime dateTime, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Parameter	Type	Description
v1	String	The original document.
v2	String	The modified document.
outputFileName	String	The output file name.
author	String	Initials of the author to use for revisions.
dateTime	DateTime	The date and time to use for revisions.
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Document comparison options.

Examples

Shows how to simple compare documents.

// There is a several ways to compare documents:
string firstDoc = MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.docx";
string secondDoc = MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.doc";

Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.1.docx", "Author", new DateTime());
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.2.docx", SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime());
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.3.docx", "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.4.docx", SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });

See Also

• class CompareOptions
• class Comparer
• namespace Aspose.Words.LowCode
• assembly Aspose.Words

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Compare(string, string, string, SaveFormat, string, DateTime, CompareOptions)

Compares two documents with additional options and saves the differences to the specified output file in the provided save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

public static void Compare(string v1, string v2, string outputFileName, SaveFormat saveFormat, 
    string author, DateTime dateTime, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Parameter	Type	Description
v1	String	The original document.
v2	String	The modified document.
outputFileName	String	The output file name.
saveFormat	SaveFormat	The output’s save format.
author	String	Initials of the author to use for revisions.
dateTime	DateTime	The date and time to use for revisions.
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Document comparison options.

Examples

Shows how to simple compare documents.

// There is a several ways to compare documents:
string firstDoc = MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.docx";
string secondDoc = MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.doc";

Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.1.docx", "Author", new DateTime());
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.2.docx", SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime());
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.3.docx", "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });
Comparer.Compare(firstDoc, secondDoc, ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareDocuments.4.docx", SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });

See Also

• enum SaveFormat
• class CompareOptions
• class Comparer
• namespace Aspose.Words.LowCode
• assembly Aspose.Words

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Compare(Stream, Stream, Stream, SaveFormat, string, DateTime)

Compares two documents loaded from streams and saves the differences to the provided output stream in the specified save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

public static void Compare(Stream v1, Stream v2, Stream outputStream, SaveFormat saveFormat, 
    string author, DateTime dateTime)

Parameter	Type	Description
v1	Stream	The original document.
v2	Stream	The modified document.
outputStream	Stream	The output stream.
saveFormat	SaveFormat	The output’s save format.
author	String	Initials of the author to use for revisions.
dateTime	DateTime	The date and time to use for revisions.

Examples

Shows how to compare documents from the stream.

// There is a several ways to compare documents from the stream:
using (FileStream firstStreamIn = new FileStream(MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
    using (FileStream secondStreamIn = new FileStream(MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.doc", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
    {
        using (FileStream streamOut = new FileStream(ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareStreamDocuments.1.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
            Comparer.Compare(firstStreamIn, secondStreamIn, streamOut, SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime());

        using (FileStream streamOut = new FileStream(ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareStreamDocuments.2.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
            Comparer.Compare(firstStreamIn, secondStreamIn, streamOut, SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });
    }
}

See Also

• enum SaveFormat
• class Comparer
• namespace Aspose.Words.LowCode
• assembly Aspose.Words

---

Compare(Stream, Stream, Stream, SaveFormat, string, DateTime, CompareOptions)

Compares two documents loaded from streams with additional options and saves the differences to the provided output stream in the specified save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

public static void Compare(Stream v1, Stream v2, Stream outputStream, SaveFormat saveFormat, 
    string author, DateTime dateTime, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Parameter	Type	Description
v1	Stream	The original document.
v2	Stream	The modified document.
outputStream	Stream	The output stream.
saveFormat	SaveFormat	The output’s save format.
author	String	Initials of the author to use for revisions.
dateTime	DateTime	The date and time to use for revisions.
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Document comparison options.

Examples

Shows how to compare documents from the stream.

// There is a several ways to compare documents from the stream:
using (FileStream firstStreamIn = new FileStream(MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
    using (FileStream secondStreamIn = new FileStream(MyDir + "Table column bookmarks.doc", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
    {
        using (FileStream streamOut = new FileStream(ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareStreamDocuments.1.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
            Comparer.Compare(firstStreamIn, secondStreamIn, streamOut, SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime());

        using (FileStream streamOut = new FileStream(ArtifactsDir + "LowCode.CompareStreamDocuments.2.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
            Comparer.Compare(firstStreamIn, secondStreamIn, streamOut, SaveFormat.Docx, "Author", new DateTime(), new CompareOptions() { IgnoreCaseChanges = true });
    }
}

See Also

• enum SaveFormat
• class CompareOptions
• class Comparer
• namespace Aspose.Words.LowCode
• assembly Aspose.Words