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# 1  
Old 10-21-2005
Sdiff ? problem
Hello,
I'm using Sdiff to compare 2 files, I've used this before and it works fine
and still does in some cases.
But it seems to trip up when using combinations of alpha-numeric text.

I created two simple files to test and as you can see it seems to trip up
on the "gr55a" text, any ideas ?

example output below;

gr9 | gr88
gr1 gr1
gr99 <
gr55a <
gr55c <
gr2 <
gr22 gr22
gr5 | gr3
gr333 | gr66
gr6 | gr4
gr77 | gr7
> gr55a
> gr55b
> gr33
> gr8
> gr44
# 2  
Old 10-22-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by cowpoke
I created two simple files to test and as you can see it seems to trip up on the "gr55a" text, any ideas ?
Actually, I cannot see that at all. Here's an idea! Post the input files. Smilie
# 3  
Old 10-24-2005
Sure thing,

File 1;

gr9
gr1
gr99
gr55a
gr55c
gr2
gr22
gr5
gr333
gr6
gr77

File 2;
gr88
gr1
gr22
gr3
gr66
gr4
gr7
gr55a
gr55b
gr33
gr8
gr44

Sdiff output

gr9 | gr88
gr1 gr1
gr99 <
gr55a <
gr55c <
gr2 <
gr22 gr22
gr5 | gr3
gr333 | gr66
gr6 | gr4
gr77 | gr7
> gr55a
> gr55b
> gr33
> gr8
> gr44
Last edited by cowpoke; 10-24-2005 at 10:00 AM..
 
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