Araxis Compare Files Action

The Araxis Compare Files Compare action uses the preferences set inside the Araxis Merge application to determine comparison options.

Comparing folders with large contents can take a long time to complete.

File Compare

Files

Araxis Merge can compare either two or three files, generating a two- or three-way comparison report.

File Left

The first file to compare. If opened in the viewer it would appear on the left.

File Right

The second file to compare. If opened in the view it would appear on the right.

File Common Origin

The third file to compare. This should be a common version of the file between the first and second files for comparison. This file is optional, if not specified only a two-way comparison is performed.

Report

Araxis Merge can optionally save a comparison report in XML, HTML or Diff format. See the Araxis Merge documentation for details on each format.

Save a report to file

Specify this option to save the report file to a named location and file. The report will be contain all the information about the two-way, or three-way comparison.

Report format

Specify the format in which the report should be saved.

Behavior

The action can be set to fail if the files are different, fail if they are the same, or fail only on errors (if neither box is checked.)

Fail if the files are different

If any differences are detected the action will fail.

Fail if the files are the same

If the files are found to be identical the action will fail.