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Re: Compare two data files
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Ben Pfaff |
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Re: Compare two data files |
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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:54:36 -0700 |
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Michelle Parker <address@hidden> writes:
> The files have 730 variables, types and lengths are identical.
> There are 13 cases in each file.
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> Some of the cases may have different values (eg date/times) but in general
> they should be the same between files. Specifically I need to know if there
> are any differences.
If I were doing this, I would consider converting them to an
ASCII text format, then using "wdiff" to highlight the
differences. This isn't a very interactive way to do things,
though.
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Ben Pfaff
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