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swati_nadage's avatar
swati_nadage
Contributor
9 years ago

compare word docs containing images

Hi,

 

In our application we need to compare word reports which contains charts, tables, some text etc.

By which we can do the best comparison.

I tried using file checkpoint or File.Compare with diff utility but it's not working fine for graphs in the documents.

 

Could you please tell me what we can use to compare word docs with images?

 

Thanks and Regards,

Swati Nadage

1 Reply

  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)

    Hi Swati,

     

    File checkpoints perform byte-to-byte comparison. I think, this is not a reliable approach in your case.

     

    I can suggest that you consider creating your own comparison function that will perform the comparison of each element from your file – image-to-image, chart-to-chart, etc. This approach will require some script skills.

     

    Another way is to use a third-party tool for file verification. You can find more information about this approach in the Stores Options Dialog ( http://smartbear.com/viewarticle/68127/ ) article.