Using the Command Line Interface

Switch

Use

/M{Original File}

Specify the Original file (to be compared to the modified file).

/S{Modified File}

Specify the Modified file (to be compared to the original file).

/X

Exit application when done

/V

Verbose mode.  Use this switch to have pop-up messages show the status of the comparison. Good for troubleshooting.

/I

Ignore case when comparing files

/W

Ignore whitespace characters (tabs, spaces, etc.) when comparing files

/E

Ignore empty lines

/P

Remove empty lines

/N

Remove formatting

/B

Beep when finished doing a file compare

/Q

Do a Quick file compare when comparing files. Quick compare only compares the binary file, byte by byte, not the actual content. If there is a binary difference, it is found quickly.

/L{Log File}

Specify a log file to log the success or failure of the comparison.

/WS#

After comparison is complete, specify the main Window State (0 = Normal, 1 = minimized, 2 = maximized). /X switch should not be used with /WS#.

/T{Report File}

If you are going to create a report file, this switch must be used. The fully qualified path of the report file name should be specified. For example /T"C:\Reports\Output.HTM"

NOTE: You may specify Date/Time fields.

/R#

Report Format:

  1 = HTML (Default)

  2 = Text

  3 = CSV

  4=MS Word.

NOTE Only the HTML Format supports the Side By Side view /F2

/F#

Report Style:

  1 = All In One

  2 = Side by Side (Defaults)

NOTE Only the HTML Format supports the Side By Side view /F2

/O

O for Open report when done. Notepad or Internet Explorer is launched depending on the Report type.

/K

Do NOT create a report if there were 0 differences found.

/Y#

Excel, Original sheet number to compare. Defaults to 1

/Z#

Excel, Modified sheet number to compare. Defaults to 1

/A

Excel, Compare formulas in Excel files

/1

Excel, Select what rows of the Master file to compare. The syntax is: "1,5-10,20" where commas and dashes indicate single and whole sections of sheets. Use the "*" to compare all rows. Defaults to all.

/2

Excel, Select what columns of the Original file to compare. The syntax is: "1,5-10,20" where commas and dashes indicate single and whole sections of sheets. Use the "*" to compare all columns. Defaults to all.

/3

Excel, Select what rows of the Modified file to compare. The syntax is: "1,5-10,20" where commas and dashes indicate single and whole sections of sheets. Use the "*" to compare all rows. Defaults to all.

/4

Excel, Select what columns of the Modified file to compare. The syntax is: "1,5-10,20" where commas and dashes indicate single and whole sections of sheets. Use the "*" to compare all columns. Defaults to all.

/5

Report Original File Column Title. Applies only to an HTML-style report.

/6

Report Modified File Column Title. Applies only to an HTML-style report.

/7

Report title. Applies only to an HTML-style report.

/8

User password. Applies only to PDF files.
You may password one or both files being compared, but if it is both they must share the same password.

/9

Owner password. Applies only to PDF files.
You may password one or both files being compared, but if it is both they must share the same password.

/H

When comparing HTML: Compare HTML script source and not textual content.

/D

Compare Folders (Directories).  See /C switch also.

/C

Compare Sub folders.  Only valid when /D switch is used.

/U

Folder Comparison, specify which extension(s) to compare. Leave blank to compare all extensions. To compare only DOC files use "/U *.DOC". Note that the asterisk character "*" is important. To compare DOC and HTM use "/U *.DOC *.HTM"

 /+{ini file override}

Command line switch /+{DiffDoc.ini file path} was implemented to override the default ini file used:

%appdata%\Softinterface, Inc\DiffDoc\DiffDoc.ini

This could be useful for those command line switches that don't exist, yet the user interface retains those settings through the DiffDoc.ini file.

• Change the settings within the user interface.
• Exit DiffDoc
• Run DiffDoc
• Go to the help\about menu item and double click on the Softinterface icon. This opens notepad with the DiffDoc.ini file. Save the ini file with the name/path of your choice and specify that name/path with the /+ switch.

/CLEARHISTORY

For security conscious individuals, this switch will keep the application from loading and saving any historical comparisons made during the previous runs of the program. Note that historical information may still be stored in the DiffDoc.ini file if this switch is not used every time the application is used.  You can clear out any and all items from the DiffDoc.ini file located at:

%appdata%\Softinterface, Inc\DiffDoc\DiffDoc.ini

/?

This command line information shows up

/WPOO{Password}

/WPOM{Password}

WPOO = MS Word Password to Open Original file

WPOM = MS Word Password to Open Modified file

/WPOTO{Password}

/WPOTM{Password}

WPOTO = MS Word Password to Open Template of Original file

WPOTM = MS Word Password to Open Template of Modified file

/XPOO{Password}

/XPOM{Password}

XPOO = Excel Password to Open Original file

XPOM = Excel Password to Open Modified file

/AA#

The parameter can be used to specify several things specific to the way a PDF is imported. You may use this switch as many times as you wish. Not specifying a particular option will cause it to default to what was last set by the user in the application (i.e. while not running in the command line).

DOCUMENT LAYOUT

1 = Single Column Layout

2 = Multi-Column Layout

3 = Pleading

CONVERSION METHOD

5 = Preserve Layout Using Spaces and Tabs

6 = Detect Headers TRUE

7 = Detect Headers FALSE

8 = Text Flow

9 = PDF is an OCR'd scanned image with textual content

10 = Remove Hidden Text TRUE

11 = Remove Hidden Text FALSE

12 = Connect Hyphens TRUE

13 = Connect Hyphens FALSE

TEXT OPTIONS

22 = Merge Paragraph TRUE

23 = Merge Paragraph FALSE

24 = Shrink Fonts TRUE

25 = Shrink Fonts FALSE

26 = Adjust Font Names TRUE

27 = Adjust Font Names FALSE

28 = Extract Hyperlinks TRUE

29 = Extract Hyperlinks FALSE

For example the argument below imports a PDF file to RTF using the single column layout with Text Boxes for exact position, and Merges Text.

/AA1 /AA9 /AA10

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