Comparisons
This section provides an overview of how to run comparisons on the following object types:
Compare files directly
To compare files directly in DiffDog Server, you would typically use the diff command. The description of the diff command explains file differencing in detail.
Comparison jobs in config files
You can also define a DB/CSV-file comparison job in a config file and run the comparison using the data-diff command. How to run such comparison jobs is described in the section DB Data and CSV Data.
Comparison jobs in comparison files (.*dif files)
Comparison settings created in Altova DiffDog Enterprise can be exported to a .dirdif, .filedif, or .dbdif file. The comparison objects defined in these files can then be compared using DiffDog Server by submitting them as an argument of the run, import, load command. While the description of the command discuses the command generally, the topic Compare CSV Data in this section discusses details related specifically to .dbdif comparisons.