xmldiffGUI

Double-clicking on the xmldiffGUI.jar jar file will open the application which you can use directly to compare xml files.

After Double-clicking, you will see the following window:

Configuration

Selecting "Options" will popup an options window with the ability to:

• Set the XML file which specifies the configuration of the comparison
• Specify if the last selected directory will be used for the next file selection

Compare two files

To compare two files, just select the "File" menu and "Run Comparison":

The window of the application will show the result of the comparison:

Refresh the comparison

Right-clicking on the tab of a comparison then on "Reload" will refresh the comparison for this tab taking into account:

• The current left and right files content
• The current rules configuration

Start on the command-line

It is possible to start the tool comparison on the command-line. The arguments are:

• leftFile: the relative or absolute path of the left file
• rightFile: the relative or absolute path of the right file
• rules: the relative or absolute path of the Rules configuration

For example:

      java -jar xmldiffGUI.jar -leftFile=samples/leftFile.xml -rightFile=samples/rightFile.xml -rules=samples/rules.xml