Using xlCompare with SVN client

If you keep your Excel files on the SVN server - xlCompare is the best Excel file compare tool you can use as diff viewer for XLSX files. xlCompare is a tool you can trust to find all even minor changes you've made in your excel files.

Every SVN application comes with embedded diff viewer tools, used to compare files in the known formats. But usually these applications compare files in the text format only. They are perfect for source code written using any programming language, text file or something like this. But Excel Files (XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB) are just a binary files for these tools. These files can't be compared with most of the standard diff viewers. xlCompare fills this gap and gives you more than excel comparator - it is a powerful tool that will save your time and make your work much more comfortable.

Use command line options to integrate xlCompare as a Diff-Merge Tools into your Version Control Application.

xlCompare doesn't require any additional steps to integrate into SVN environment. You should not create and setup BAT files. Just open options and configure external diff viewer.

Step 1

Open Settings(Options) for your SVN application and find a page to configure external diff viewer

Step 2

Specify xlCompare.exe as a diff and merge tool for the excel file formats (XLS, XLSM, XLSX, XLA, XLAM, XLTS, XLTM)
Use this string in the Tortoize SVN application to integrate xlCompare as an external file compare tool
"C:\Users\{User Name}\AppData\Local\Spreadsheet Tools\xlCompare\xlCompare.exe" /mine:%mine /base:%base /basename:%bname /minename:%yname -quit_on_close
Configure SVN Application Settings to use xlCompare as external diff viewer
In these 2 simple steps you integrate xlCompare into your source code control system.
xlCompare works not only with Excel files. You can use xlCompare as diff viewer tool for XML and all kinds of Text files.

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