Re: file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
If you are dealing in web content that changes and you want to compare the current version to the previous version, look at some of the wiki software, which has history and compare in the default install. If you are looking at markup comparisons like Word does, that's a more complex chore, but COM and XML objects exist that you could integrate into the site to handle it. http://www.leadtools.com/SDK/Document/Document-Annotation.htm If you are only looking for basic version control, the list is long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Mike Henke wrote: > > Thanks for all the good feedback. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325449 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
Thanks for all the good feedback. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325350 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
If you have to compare PDF and Word documents, then your options will be very limited since not many tools support those file formats. Most compare tools are targeted at HTML and source code. There are tools that are powerful enough to handle MS documents and PDFs, but I don't know of any that would be easy to integrate into a Web site, especially when it comes to displaying the results in a nice format. You might want to check out Microsoft SharePoint, which has a document history feature that supports MS file formats, although that is a complete product/Web application by itself, not a supplement to a Web site. -Mike Chabot On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Mike Henke wrote: > > The files being compared could be a html page, pdf, or word documents. I am > leaning toward html, thinking it might be easier to implement. > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325348 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
How about SVN through http://www.assembla.com ? Wil Genovese One man with courage makes a majority. -Andrew Jackson A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. On Aug 11, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Alan Rother wrote: > > Offhand, I don't know of any tools for doing this out of the box. The > biggest issue you are going to face is of course having the Diff > data to > begin with. > Is this something you are hoping to implement into some sort of > Content > Management System? If so, that of course means you'll need to keep a > copy of > every version of every file for every change they make and have a > way to > reconcile those differences. > > If you just need to display version X next to the current version, > simply > having the previous versions in an archive folder and a table with > references to each version would be simple enough. Then you can just > display > each version of the page in an iFrame. > > =] > > -- > Alan Rother > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > Manager, Phoenix Cold Fusion User Group, AZCFUG.org > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325346 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
Offhand, I don't know of any tools for doing this out of the box. The biggest issue you are going to face is of course having the Diff data to begin with. Is this something you are hoping to implement into some sort of Content Management System? If so, that of course means you'll need to keep a copy of every version of every file for every change they make and have a way to reconcile those differences. If you just need to display version X next to the current version, simply having the previous versions in an archive folder and a table with references to each version would be simple enough. Then you can just display each version of the page in an iFrame. =] -- Alan Rother Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Manager, Phoenix Cold Fusion User Group, AZCFUG.org ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325345 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
The files being compared could be a html page, pdf, or word documents. I am leaning toward html, thinking it might be easier to implement. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325344 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
Basically, the idea is to have a history of file modifications, the user selects two, and then is presented with the comparison on the web. I am not familiar with MS Word, but the user's request mentions it as an example. Thanks for the interest/response. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325343 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
What kind of files do you want to compare and are you talking about doing this (displaying the results) on the web? -- Alan Rother Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Manager, Phoenix Cold Fusion User Group, AZCFUG.org ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325341 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
file comparison tools for outputting differences to client?
Anyone using file comparison tools for outputting differences to the client? ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:325340 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
