A File Handling Control/Component by SoftInterface

CompareFilesX V1.65

Instantly add a "Compare Files" and/or a "Compare Folder" feature to your program! Both "Side By Side" and "All In One" views are supported. Create HTML, Text, or CSV (comma delimited) report output using the built in FileCompareCreateReport() method. A key feature of this diff ActiveX is that it runs on a separate thread allowing the end users application to continue functioning in a responsive manner.

• A key feature of this diff component is that it runs on a separate thread allowing the end users application to continue functioning in a responsive manner. Thread priority can be set from IDLE to TIME CRITICAL.


• Report creation is built in (HTML, Text, and CSV)


• The code required to integrate this component in an application is very small.


• Many compare attributes are persistent across running of the end users application automatically. This means that the compare criteria remains intact across runs of the end user’s application. Persistent items include:

i)DirShowOnlyInMaster , DirShowSameInBothPlaces, DirShowDifferentInBothPlaces DirDoSubDirectories DirSource DirMaster DirFileTypes
ii)FileIgnoreCase FileIgnoreWhiteSpace FileIgnoreEmptyLines FileQuickCompare FileSource FileMaster
iii)ThreadPriority

• Compare or Diff data can be saved to a tabbed delimited file which is easily imported into Excel.


• The DirCompareCompleted FileCompareCompleted DirCompareStarted, FileCompareStarted, and OnError events provide programmers with real time information.


• Demonstration source code for this Compare ActiveX can get your project up to speed fast!

Technical Information

Component Type - Contains the following types of components...

• ActiveX Component (in process, DLL)

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