Post #172,377
9/2/04 9:17:44 AM
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Anyone know of a diff tool for MS Word docs?
I use 'diff', but considering the file format what I get back is useless. I need something to identify revision history when I've got multiple versions. Anyone ever seen something that does this?
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Post #172,380
9/2/04 9:30:13 AM
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GroupWise Document storage does this automagically.
Don't you wish you had a REAL Groupware solution?
Or is this in reference to mugings last night?
But otherwise, no I have not seen anything silimar.
You could CnP text of each into vim... or other text editor save and then diff them.
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Post #172,382
9/2/04 9:37:37 AM
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Nah, spec documents
We've got one where the "Change log" entry someone made is, "Minor revisions/edits." Well shit, thanks Binkie. Now how about telling me WHAT THE FUCK THEY WERE.
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Post #172,384
9/2/04 9:43:01 AM
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I think Word has it built in since 2000
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Post #172,390
9/2/04 9:58:41 AM
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That'd be revision Histopry on the SAME document....
making sure not to purge the revision history.
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Post #172,392
9/2/04 10:07:18 AM
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Nope
Word XP: Tools-COmpare and Merge Documents...
Open old revision, merge new one into it - it will highlight changes.
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Post #172,394
9/2/04 10:09:28 AM
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Tried that
It shows the changes, but it's easy to miss them.
I found a side-by-side tool for it, but the free download doesn't tell you anywhere what it will eventually cost. Looks like something written in spare time between classes, too.
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Post #172,397
9/2/04 10:16:30 AM
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How is it easy to miss changes?
Somewhere in the bowels of reviewer toolbar there is Reviewing Pane option that brings all the changes in one list below the text.
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Post #172,409
9/2/04 11:04:34 AM
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Didn't know about the reviewer toolbar
I almost never use Word. Or at least I didn't until recently.
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Post #172,412
9/2/04 11:08:47 AM
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So is that what you were looking for?
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Post #172,420
9/2/04 11:37:27 AM
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Might be, will check after lunch
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