Here's something I have wanted to do for ages - quickly compare two versions on any Alpha5 database table and see all the differences. How can it be done? I want to end up with something looking like this - see below.
Well, it's now easy to do this in mere seconds with my CompareDBF free utility for Alpha5.
CompareDBF allows you to select tables from your current Alpha5 application, export them as .csv text files and then use your favorite file compare utility to show differences between this and any previous copy of the same .csv file.
Compare utilities abound and include products such as WinMerge (free), Ultra Compare, CompareIt and Beyond Compare from which the sample included here was created using it and CompareDBF.
CompareDBF is great for testing so you can see what alterations your latest Alpha5 application change has made to a table.
Download the CompareDBF zip setup files from here. A manual install is all that is required:
o Copy the supplied file named 'CompareDBF.aex' to your Alpha5 'addins_installed' folder (e.g. c:\program files\Alpha5v9\addins-installed\),
o Restart Alpha5,
o Type 'CompareDBF()' (without the quotes) at the Control Panel / Code tab / Interactive Window and press <Enter>.
There is then more help available from the Help button.
CompareDBF has been tested with Alpha5 versions 8 and 9. It should also work with any later version.
Any problems, just let me know.
Well, it's now easy to do this in mere seconds with my CompareDBF free utility for Alpha5.
CompareDBF allows you to select tables from your current Alpha5 application, export them as .csv text files and then use your favorite file compare utility to show differences between this and any previous copy of the same .csv file.
Compare utilities abound and include products such as WinMerge (free), Ultra Compare, CompareIt and Beyond Compare from which the sample included here was created using it and CompareDBF.
CompareDBF is great for testing so you can see what alterations your latest Alpha5 application change has made to a table.
Download the CompareDBF zip setup files from here. A manual install is all that is required:
o Copy the supplied file named 'CompareDBF.aex' to your Alpha5 'addins_installed' folder (e.g. c:\program files\Alpha5v9\addins-installed\),
o Restart Alpha5,
o Type 'CompareDBF()' (without the quotes) at the Control Panel / Code tab / Interactive Window and press <Enter>.
There is then more help available from the Help button.
CompareDBF has been tested with Alpha5 versions 8 and 9. It should also work with any later version.
Any problems, just let me know.
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