compare method

compare(v1, v2, output_file_name, author, date_time)

Compares two documents with additional options and saves the differences to the specified output file, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: str, v2: str, output_file_name: str, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1strThe original document.
v2strThe modified document.
output_file_namestrThe output file name.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), each page of the output will be saved as a separate file. The specified output file name will be used to generate file names for each part following the rule: outputFile_partIndex.extension.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF file.

compare(v1, v2, output_file_name, author, date_time, compare_options)

Compares two documents with additional options and saves the differences to the specified output file, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: str, v2: str, output_file_name: str, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime, compare_options: aspose.words.comparing.CompareOptions):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1strThe original document.
v2strThe modified document.
output_file_namestrThe output file name.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.
compare_optionsCompareOptionsDocument comparison options.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), each page of the output will be saved as a separate file. The specified output file name will be used to generate file names for each part following the rule: outputFile_partIndex.extension.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF file.

compare(v1, v2, output_file_name, save_format, author, date_time)

Compares two documents with additional options and saves the differences to the specified output file in the provided save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: str, v2: str, output_file_name: str, save_format: aspose.words.SaveFormat, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1strThe original document.
v2strThe modified document.
output_file_namestrThe output file name.
save_formatSaveFormatThe output’s save format.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), each page of the output will be saved as a separate file. The specified output file name will be used to generate file names for each part following the rule: outputFile_partIndex.extension.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF file.

compare(v1, v2, output_file_name, save_format, author, date_time, compare_options)

Compares two documents with additional options and saves the differences to the specified output file in the provided save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: str, v2: str, output_file_name: str, save_format: aspose.words.SaveFormat, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime, compare_options: aspose.words.comparing.CompareOptions):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1strThe original document.
v2strThe modified document.
output_file_namestrThe output file name.
save_formatSaveFormatThe output’s save format.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.
compare_optionsCompareOptionsDocument comparison options.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), each page of the output will be saved as a separate file. The specified output file name will be used to generate file names for each part following the rule: outputFile_partIndex.extension.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF file.

compare(v1, v2, output_file_name, save_options, author, date_time)

Compares two documents with additional options and saves the differences to the specified output file in the provided save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: str, v2: str, output_file_name: str, save_options: aspose.words.saving.SaveOptions, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1strThe original document.
v2strThe modified document.
output_file_namestrThe output file name.
save_optionsSaveOptionsThe output’s save options.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), each page of the output will be saved as a separate file. The specified output file name will be used to generate file names for each part following the rule: outputFile_partIndex.extension.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF file.

compare(v1, v2, output_file_name, save_options, author, date_time, compare_options)

Compares two documents with additional options and saves the differences to the specified output file in the provided save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: str, v2: str, output_file_name: str, save_options: aspose.words.saving.SaveOptions, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime, compare_options: aspose.words.comparing.CompareOptions):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1strThe original document.
v2strThe modified document.
output_file_namestrThe output file name.
save_optionsSaveOptionsThe output’s save options.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.
compare_optionsCompareOptionsDocument comparison options.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), each page of the output will be saved as a separate file. The specified output file name will be used to generate file names for each part following the rule: outputFile_partIndex.extension.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF file.

compare(v1, v2, output_stream, save_format, author, date_time)

Compares two documents loaded from streams with additional options and saves the differences to the provided output stream in the specified save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: io.BytesIO, v2: io.BytesIO, output_stream: io.BytesIO, save_format: aspose.words.SaveFormat, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1io.BytesIOThe original document.
v2io.BytesIOThe modified document.
output_streamio.BytesIOThe output stream.
save_formatSaveFormatThe output’s save format.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), only the first page of the output will be saved to the specified stream.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF to the specified stream.

compare(v1, v2, output_stream, save_format, author, date_time, compare_options)

Compares two documents loaded from streams with additional options and saves the differences to the provided output stream in the specified save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: io.BytesIO, v2: io.BytesIO, output_stream: io.BytesIO, save_format: aspose.words.SaveFormat, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime, compare_options: aspose.words.comparing.CompareOptions):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1io.BytesIOThe original document.
v2io.BytesIOThe modified document.
output_streamio.BytesIOThe output stream.
save_formatSaveFormatThe output’s save format.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.
compare_optionsCompareOptionsDocument comparison options.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), only the first page of the output will be saved to the specified stream.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF to the specified stream.

compare(v1, v2, output_stream, save_options, author, date_time)

Compares two documents loaded from streams with additional options and saves the differences to the provided output stream in the specified save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: io.BytesIO, v2: io.BytesIO, output_stream: io.BytesIO, save_options: aspose.words.saving.SaveOptions, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1io.BytesIOThe original document.
v2io.BytesIOThe modified document.
output_streamio.BytesIOThe output stream.
save_optionsSaveOptionsThe output’s save options.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), only the first page of the output will be saved to the specified stream.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF to the specified stream.

compare(v1, v2, output_stream, save_options, author, date_time, compare_options)

Compares two documents loaded from streams with additional options and saves the differences to the provided output stream in the specified save format, producing changes as a number of edit and format revisions.

def compare(self, v1: io.BytesIO, v2: io.BytesIO, output_stream: io.BytesIO, save_options: aspose.words.saving.SaveOptions, author: str, date_time: datetime.datetime, compare_options: aspose.words.comparing.CompareOptions):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
v1io.BytesIOThe original document.
v2io.BytesIOThe modified document.
output_streamio.BytesIOThe output stream.
save_optionsSaveOptionsThe output’s save options.
authorstrInitials of the author to use for revisions.
date_timedatetime.datetimeThe date and time to use for revisions.
compare_optionsCompareOptionsDocument comparison options.

Remarks

If the output format is an image (BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP), only the first page of the output will be saved to the specified stream.

If the output format is TIFF, the output will be saved as a single multi-frame TIFF to the specified stream.

Examples

Shows how to simple compare documents.

# There is a several ways to compare documents:
first_doc = MY_DIR + 'Table column bookmarks.docx'
second_doc = MY_DIR + 'Table column bookmarks.doc'
aw.lowcode.Comparer.compare(v1=first_doc, v2=second_doc, output_file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'LowCode.CompareDocuments.1.docx', author='Author', date_time=datetime.datetime(1, 1, 1))
aw.lowcode.Comparer.compare(v1=first_doc, v2=second_doc, output_file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'LowCode.CompareDocuments.2.docx', save_format=aw.SaveFormat.DOCX, author='Author', date_time=datetime.datetime(1, 1, 1))
compare_options = aw.comparing.CompareOptions()
compare_options.ignore_case_changes = True
aw.lowcode.Comparer.compare(v1=first_doc, v2=second_doc, output_file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'LowCode.CompareDocuments.3.docx', author='Author', date_time=datetime.datetime(1, 1, 1), compare_options=compare_options)
aw.lowcode.Comparer.compare(v1=first_doc, v2=second_doc, output_file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'LowCode.CompareDocuments.4.docx', save_format=aw.SaveFormat.DOCX, author='Author', date_time=datetime.datetime(1, 1, 1), compare_options=compare_options)

Shows how to compare documents from the stream.

# There is a several ways to compare documents from the stream:
with system_helper.io.FileStream(MY_DIR + 'Table column bookmarks.docx', system_helper.io.FileMode.OPEN, system_helper.io.FileAccess.READ) as first_stream_in:
    with system_helper.io.FileStream(MY_DIR + 'Table column bookmarks.doc', system_helper.io.FileMode.OPEN, system_helper.io.FileAccess.READ) as second_stream_in:
        with system_helper.io.FileStream(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'LowCode.CompareStreamDocuments.1.docx', system_helper.io.FileMode.CREATE, system_helper.io.FileAccess.READ_WRITE) as stream_out:
            aw.lowcode.Comparer.compare(v1=first_stream_in, v2=second_stream_in, output_stream=stream_out, save_format=aw.SaveFormat.DOCX, author='Author', date_time=datetime.datetime(1, 1, 1))
        with system_helper.io.FileStream(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'LowCode.CompareStreamDocuments.2.docx', system_helper.io.FileMode.CREATE, system_helper.io.FileAccess.READ_WRITE) as stream_out:
            compare_options = aw.comparing.CompareOptions()
            compare_options.ignore_case_changes = True
            aw.lowcode.Comparer.compare(v1=first_stream_in, v2=second_stream_in, output_stream=stream_out, save_format=aw.SaveFormat.DOCX, author='Author', date_time=datetime.datetime(1, 1, 1), compare_options=compare_options)

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