COMPARE
Compares all items in the same or different files.
Command Class
Cataloged DataBasic program
Syntax
COMPARE
Prompts
When you enter COMPARE, it displays a sequence of prompts as follows:
ENTER FIRST FILE TO COMPARE ( [DICT] FILE-NAME ) file-specifier1 ENTER SECOND FILE TO COMPARE ( [DICT] FILE-NAME ) file-specifier2 DO YOU WANT OUTPUT TO THE PRINTER (Y/N) [Y || N]
file-specifier1 is the name of the first of the two files you want to compare.
file-specifier2 is the name of the second of the two files you want to compare.
Y Sends the report to the printer assigned to your port.
N Displays the report at the terminal.
See General Conventions for the syntax of a file specifier.
Report Contents
COMPARE generates the following information:
- The number of items in each file.
- A list of items that do not match.
- A list of items that appear in the first file but not the second.
Comments
To compare selected items use the COMP command.
Example 1
This example uses files CW and CD listed below.
:COMPARE ENTER FIRST FILE TO COMPARE ( [DICT] FILE-NAME ) CW ENTER SECOND FILE TO COMPARE ( [DICT] FILE-NAME ) CD DO YOU WANT OUTPUT TO THE PRINTER (Y/N) RETURN FILE COMPARISON BETWEEN 'CW' AND 'CD' PAGE 1 13:58:20 16 SEP 1999 ------------------------------------------------- ITEM COUNTS: 'CW': 6 'CD': 4 ------------------------------------------------- B DOES NOT MATCH C IS MISSING FROM CD D IS MISSING FROM CD E DOES NOT MATCH --- FINISHED --- CW CD A A 001 AAA 001 AAA 002 111 002 111 003 888 003 888 B B 001 BBB 001 BBB 002 000 002 010 003 555 003 555 C 001 CCC 002 777 003 222 D 001 DDD 002 555 003 000 E E 001 EEE 001 EEEE 002 333 002 333 003 888 003 888 F F 001 FFF 001 FFF 002 111 002 111 003 222 003 222
Example 2
This example uses files TRANS and TEST,COMPTEST.
:COMPARE ENTER FIRST FILE TO COMPARE ( [DICT] FILE-NAME ) :TEST,COMPTEST ENTER SECOND FILE TO COMPARE ( [DICT] FILE-NAME ) :TRANS DO YOU WANT OUTPUT TO THE PRINTER (Y/N): RETURN FILE COMPARISON BETWEEN 'TEST' AND 'TRANS' PAGE 1 13:58:20 16 SEP 1999 ------------------------------------------------- ITEM COUNTS: 'TEST,COMPTEST': 6 'TRANS': 4 ------------------------------------------------- --- FINISHED --- TRANS TEST,COMPTEST 1234 1234 Turbo amplifier Turbo amplifier 87]63]12\909\45 87]63\12\909\45 7134]7135\7139 7134]7135\7139 2345 2345 Standard amplifier Standard amplifier 693]72]44 693]72]44 7123]7126]7129 7123]7126]7129 3456 3456 Turbo rectifier Turbo rectifier 711]31]17\65\3 711]31]17\65\32121 7123]7129]7134 7123]7129]7134 4567 4567 Standard rectifier Standard rectifier 849]32]902 849]32]902 7125]7134]7134 7125]7134]7134