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Show Differences Command (Tools Menu)

See Also

• Compare Files/Projects
• History Diff Dialog Box
• Label Diff Dialog Box
• Project Difference Dialog Box

Command Remarks

Compares two items and shows the differences if any.

This command may be performed at the file level and project level. You can use Show Differences command to:

• Compare the local copy of an item to any version of itself in repository or any other local/repository item. To do so, select an item from project tree or file list, and then click Show Differences. The local copy of the file should exist in your working folder before using Show Differences command in this manner.

• Compare two files in a same project. To do so, select two files in file list, and then click Show Differences.

In Dynamsoft SAW Standalone, you can also perform a History Diff or Label Diff to compare two earlier versions of items to each other.

For file diff, Dynamsoft SAW Standalone visually displays the differences between two mergeable files but only can identify the differences between binary files.

Dynamsoft SAW Standalone may be configured with an external application for visual diff on files. This setting is in Tools->Options->External Programs tab. The default diff utility in Dynamsoft SAW Standalone is MergeHero.

For project diff, Dynamsoft SAW Standalone visually displays the differences in the Project Difference dialog box.

Access Rights

Any Dynamsoft SAW Standalone user can use this command.

Dialog Box Items

The version last retrieved from the repository (Only available for file diff)

Compares the local copy of the selected file to the version you last retrieved from the repository. 

The version last retrieved from the repository is not always the current version in the repository. For example, the version you last retrieved from the repository was version 2. After you retrieved it from the repository, the file was edited and checked in by other users, and the current version is version 4.

The current version in the repository now

Compares the local copy of the selected file or project to the current version in the repository.

The current version of an item may be the most recent version or the pinned version of the item.

A label applied to this project/file

Compares the local copy of the selected file or project to a version of the same item that is part of a label that was previously applied. Clicking the Browse button will display the list of available labels that can be compared to the working file or project.

Any local folder/file

Compares the local copy of the selected file or project to a file or folder on the local disk.

Any repository project/file

Compares the local copy of the selected file or project to the current version of any file or project in the repository.

Recursive (available only for project diff)

When this is checked, shows the differences for the selected project and all its descendants.

OK

Opens the Visual Diff window to show the comparison result.

Cancel

Cancels the Show Differences command and closes the dialog box.

Advanced Options (Only available for project diff)