User and Reference Manual Altova DiffDog 2012 User & Reference Manual All rights reserved. No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems - without the written permission of the publisher. Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners. The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it. In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document. Published: 2012 © 2012 Altova GmbH Table of Contents 1 Welcome to DiffDog 2012 3 2 What's New in DiffDog 6 2.1 Version.............................................................................................................................. 2011 7 2.2 Version.............................................................................................................................. 2010 8 3 Introduction 10 3.1 Product.............................................................................................................................. Features 11 3.2 DiffDog.............................................................................................................................. Terminology 13 3.3 Comparison.............................................................................................................................. Mode 15 4 The DiffDog Interface 18 5 Comparing Files 22 5.1 Opening.............................................................................................................................. a File Comparison Window 24 5.2 Selecting.............................................................................................................................. Files for Comparison 25 5.3 Modifying.............................................................................................................................. the File Comparison Options 29 5.3.1 Options................................................................................................................ for Text Comparison 29 5.3.2 Options................................................................................................................ for XML Comparison 30 5.4 Running.............................................................................................................................. a File Comparison 36 5.5 Displaying.............................................................................................................................. Differences in Files 37 5.5.1 Text View................................................................................................................ 37 5.5.2 Grid View................................................................................................................ 39 5.6 Editing.............................................................................................................................. Files 43 5.6.1 Changing................................................................................................................ the Content 43 5.6.2 Changing................................................................................................................ the Structure 43 5.7 Finding.............................................................................................................................. and Replacing Text 45 5.7.1 Searching................................................................................................................ Text View 45 5.7.2 Searching................................................................................................................ Grid View 48 5.8 Saving.............................................................................................................................. Files 50 Altova DiffDog 2012 1 6 Comparing Directories 52 6.1 Opening.............................................................................................................................. a Directory Comparison Window 54 6.2 Selecting.............................................................................................................................. Directories for Comparison 55 6.3 Modifying.............................................................................................................................. the Directory Comparison Options 58 6.4 Running.............................................................................................................................. a Directory Comparison 59 6.5 Configuring.............................................................................................................................. the View 60 6.6 Displaying.............................................................................................................................. Differences in Directories 62 6.7 Comparing.............................................................................................................................. Files from within a Directory Comparison 64 6.8 Synchronizing.............................................................................................................................. Directories 65 6.8.1 Full Synchronization................................................................................................................ 66 6.8.2 Adapting................................................................................................................ the Synchronization Settings 66 6.8.3 Changing................................................................................................................ the Synchronization Actions 67 6.8.4 Starting................................................................................................................ a Directory Synchronization 69 7 Navigating Differences 72 8 Merging Differences 74 9 Exporting Differences 76 10 Saving and Loading Comparisons 78 11 Comparison Management Options 80 11.1 Automatic.............................................................................................................................. Comparison Functions 81 11.2 Recently.............................................................................................................................. Compared Pairs 82 12 DiffDog Options 84 12.1 Application.............................................................................................................................. 85 12.2 File Comparison.............................................................................................................................. 86 12.3 Directory.............................................................................................................................. Comparison 88 12.3.1 Defining................................................................................................................ a Filter 90 12.4 File Types.............................................................................................................................. 93 2 Altova DiffDog 2012 13 User Reference 96 13.1 Toolbar.............................................................................................................................. icons 97 13.2 File Menu.............................................................................................................................. 99 13.2.1 Compare................................................................................................................ Files 99 13.2.2 Compare................................................................................................................ Directories 99 13.2.3 Open................................................................................................................... 99 13.2.4 Close................................................................................................................ 100 13.2.5 Close................................................................................................................ All 100 13.2.6 Save................................................................................................................ 100 13.2.7 Save................................................................................................................ As 101 13.2.8 Export................................................................................................................ Differences... 101 13.2.9 Print................................................................................................................... 101 13.2.10 Print................................................................................................................ Preview 101 13.2.11 Print................................................................................................................ Setup... 101 13.2.12 Exit................................................................................................................ 101 13.3 Edit ..............................................................................................................................Menu