xdocdiff - diff for Word, Excel, pdf files with TortoiseSVN -

xdocdiff - diff for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, pdf files with TortoiseSVN -

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What's this?

This is a helper tool for TortoiseSVN.
With this tool, you can "Diff" MS Office files, pdf files and OpenOffice.org files.

If you are not using TortoiseSVN, and want to compare two MS Office files (or pdf files), please try xdocdiff WinMerge Plugin.

Download (Ver1.1.5a)

Program:
xdocdiff115a.exe (531k)　Installer（xdoc2txt 1.35 is bundled.）

xdocdiff113.zip (43k)　Only xdocdiff program

Source（Borland C++ Compiler 5.5 & BCC Developer）： xdocdiff_src113.zip (6k) (Comments are written in Japanese.)

How to use

Download, and execute the installer. After the installation is completed, you can diff *.doc, *.xls, *.ppt, *.pdf files
with TortoiseSVN as well as plain text files.
If you don't want installer to modify your registry, download the zip file, and do the following manual installation
and the manual setting.

Manual installation

1. Downloaded xdocdiff113.zip from the link above.

2. Extract downloaded file to a suitable folder.
(Hereafter, explain assuming that "C:\Program Files\xdocdiff". )

3. Download xdoc2txt from the page of xdoc2txt.

4. Extract downloaded file to the same folder.

Manual setting

1. Select [TortoiseSVN]-[Settings] from the right-clicking menu in Explorer.

2. Select [External programs]-[Diff Viewer] of a left tree. Click [Advanced] button.

3. Click [Add] button in "Advanced Diff Settings" dialog.

4. Type "doc" to [Extension], "C:\Program Files\xdocdiff\xdocdiff.exe" to [External Program], and click [OK] button.

5. Set extensions "xls", "ppt", and "pdf" similarly.

6. Click [OK] button in "Advanced Diff Settings" dialog.

7. Click [OK] button in "TortoiseSVN Settings" dialog.

Feedback

Any comments are welcome.

Icon was made with E-Mail Icon Generator.

License

Both of the binary program and source are provided under BSD license.

Revision history

1.1.5a (Nov/23 2009)
Bundled xdoc2txt is updated to ver 1.35.

1.1.5 (Sept/07 2008)
Bundled xdoc2txt is updated to ver 1.30.
.docm, .xlsm, .pptm are added to associating.

1.1.4a (Feb/23 2008)
Bundled xdoc2txt is updated to ver 1.27 from 1.24.

1.1.4 (Feb/24 2007)
Bundled xdoc2txt is updated to ver 1.24 from 1.23.
xdoc2txt now supports MS Office 2007 files and OpenOffice.org files so that installer associates with those file types.

1.1.3c (Dec/13 2006)
Bundled xdoc2txt is updated to ver 1.23 from 1.22.

1.1.3b (May/28 2006)
Bundled xdoc2txt is updated to ver 1.22 from 1.17.

1.1.3a (Sep/22 2005)
Bundled xdoc2txt is updated to ver 1.17 from 1.16.

1.1.3 (Jun/27 2005)
The DOS prompt was prevented being displayed when executing.

1.1.2 (Jun/26 2005)
"%base" and "%mine" can be used for the argument to the diff tool.

1.1.1 (Jun/23 2005)
[FIX] It become an error when the diff tool was not set in the registry.

1.1 (Jun/23 2005)
The diff tool set with TortoiseSVN is used to display diff.

Copyright

2005 - 2009 (C) S.Kohno

Exemption matters

This program is provided with NO WARRANTY.
Even if what damage and the loss occur because of the use of this program, the author
doesn't assume the responsibility at all.

Address of thanks

xdocdiff converts the file by using xdoc2txt.
I wish to express my gratitude deeply for hishida that gives the permission of the re-distribution.

I used KAN-TAN (easy) installer for making the installer.
I wish to express my gratitude deeply for the author, nobukichi.

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