Compare difference between command line and gui

[sjakiepp1]

Dear all,

In my project I want to use DiffMerge for comparing several output files. To make it easier, I created a batch script to do so.

Now my problem is, that I have created a Ruleset to check for date and time and mark those as not important. In the GUI these errors are shown and when View -> Ignore unimportant differences is selected, these differences are ignored.

Unfortunately, when I use the command line these differences are not ignored. The exit code is 1 and a output file with the differences is created. I do have the option -i listed, as specified here (https://sourcegear.com/diffmerge/webhel ... ofile.html).

Is there an other option I need to add? How do I make sure my ruleset is active?

Thanks in advance.

[Tonya]

Hello,

Would you mind providing us with an example of your command line using the -i feature?

This feature was implemented awhile back and should work accordingly.

Thanks,

Tonya

[sjakiepp1]

Dear Tonya,

Thank you for your response. The command I use is as follows:

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set DIFFMERGE_LOCATION="C:\Program Files\SourceGear\Common\DiffMerge\sgdm.exe"
set BASELINE_LOCATION=C:\Documents\Baselines
set COMPARE_LOCATION=C:\Documents\Output
set SCENARIO=0003-PriceScenario
set SCENARIO_LABEL=DIFFMERGE_TEST

%DIFFMERGE_LOCATION% -d=diff_%ldt%_%SCENARIO_LABEL%_6.txt /i "%BASELINE_LOCATION%\%SCENARIO%\baseline_file_1.txt" "%COMPARE_LOCATION%\output_file_1.txt"

I have also tried with "-i", but according to your documentation "/i" is the same.

[Tonya]

What operating system are using (please include the version)?

You've attempted the command-line using "-i" instead of "/i" with the same outcome? The prefix used is platform specific.

Thanks,

Tonya

[sjakiepp1]

Hello Tonya,

Thank you for your reply. I'm using Win 10 Pro (64b), which is up-to-date.

The output with -i:

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13,14c13,14
< EXPORTDATE: "31/12/2020"
< EXPORTTIME: "04:19:57"
---
> EXPORTDATE: "10/02/2020"
> EXPORTTIME: "10:10:30"

The output with /i:

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13,14c13,14
< EXPORTDATE: "31/12/2020"
< EXPORTTIME: "04:19:57"
---
> EXPORTDATE: "10/02/2020"
> EXPORTTIME: "10:10:30"

I see no differences there.

Contents of my ruleset:

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EXPORTTIME: \"\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\"
EXPORTDATE: \"\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{4}\"

Classify Differences as Important is not selected for both.

[Tonya]

I wanted to let you know that we are currently working on reproducing the issue. I will be back in touch when I have more information to share.

Thank you for your patience.

Tonya

[sjakiepp1]

Hello Tonya,

Thank you for looking into this. Please let me know if you need any additional information.

With kind regards,
Sjakie

[Tonya]

I wanted to let you know that we have been able to reproduce the problem with the -i option in the CLC. I have logged this as a bug in our system to be considered in a future release.

Thank you for reporting this issue.

Tonya

[sjakiepp1]

Dear Tonya,

Thank you for your reply. Can you give me an estimation when this will be solved?

With kind regards,
Sjakie

[Tonya]

Unfortunately, I do not have an estimation I can provide of when this will be resolved. We are currently working on a new DiffMerge release but I don't have a specific release date yet.

Tonya