csvdiff.pl
1. DESCRIPTION
csvdiff is a Perl script to diff/compare two csv files with the possibility to
select the separator. Differences will be shown like: "Column XYZ in record
999" is different. After this, the actual and the expected result for this
column will be shown.
2. BUILDING
Nothing
3. INSTALLATION
If perl is not installed, do this. The Getopt::Std module is required.
Csvdiff can be placed in your file system where ever you want it. No installation
has to be done.
3.1 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
-Extract This Zip-Archive
-Run the csvdiffXX_setup.exe
-Copy the Examples, the Source code, License, ... from this Zip-Archive where ever you want to, or delete them
-To increase comfort, include the Directory where csvdiff.exe is located (e.g.: C:\Programme\csvdiff\bin) to your Path Variable. You can do this by right-click to the "workplace" (or in german Arbeitsplatz) Icon, go to the "extended" Tab, click on the environment-variables Button. In this window you can add csvdiff to the system-variables which are used for everyone working with your computer, or add it to your own set of variables. If you want to add it to the system-vars, choose the Path and click on the edit button. To include csvdiff, go to the end of your already set path, add a semicolon as separator and then type the path to the csvdiff bin-directory.
-Be happy ;-}
4. DOCUMENTATION
See Download Section at http://csvdiff.sourceforge.net
5. HOW TO USE IT
Just invoke "perl csvdiff.pl -h" and you'll get some help.
6. LICENCE STUFFS
All the material included in this package is protected by the GPL V2. Copyleft
2007 Roland Schmitz.
Your are encouraged to browse the code, change it according to your needs, and
redistribute it.
Because I'm a perl newbie, this code could surely be faster, easier, ...
If there's something, please let me know. You can use this email address:
r-sch@users.sourceforge.net