Hi,
I have set up a test where it compares to PDF files. However, even if the content is exactly the same, it returns a false due to the difference in the printed date. How can I compare the relevant contents only?
Thanks!
We're having good luck with PDFBox and TestComplete.
https://support.smartbear.com/articles/testcomplete/testing-pdf-files-with-testcomplete/
Yes, PDFBox is great! You can customize it to ignore certain lines (using the Smartbear provided source code in bo_roop's link above).
So you can always ignore a certain line which contains the timestamp or whatever you like.
There are also tools like BeyondCompare which can be run from the command-line and allow for customization of comparisons through the UI. It might have a problem comparing column data but overall works well.
How are you doing the current compare?
And do you care about presentation and formatting or actual content (text, numbers etc) what you're interested in.
I compare the files using the aqFile.Compare(x, y).
I'm interested on the actual content and the formatting too.
I'll have a look at the PDFBox. Thanks!
Fyi the absolute bees knees comparer imho is this tool. We have the lower price version and its pretty incredible
https://www.inetsoftware.de/products/pdf-content-comparer
However the commandline/api accessible version is quite pricey which is what you would want to use for automation.
