Is it possible to Compare the files partially?

[chinniah.u]

hi,

i am using BC3 command line options. i need to know is there any way to get the file contents (both left and right) partially.

more details:
lets say, i have 50mb text file both sides. i have to compare that and render in web page. i don't want to compare full file and render it in the filereport page, instead , i want to compare partially , say first 200 lines, then based on the users request, compare next 200 lines.

Is there any option? Any work around is appreciated

Regards,
Chinniah

[Aaron]

Hello,

Sorry, you cannot compare the subsection from the command line. From the graphical interface you can select the first 200 lines, right click and "Copy", then select the second section, right-click and "Compare to Clipboard". Once this new compare/tab is launched, generate a Report.

If it needs to be from the command line, you would need to use a pre-processing script to create two temp files of the sections of text you want to compare, and then compare the temp files. This wouldn't be BC3 script, but a batch file, vbscript, or any other language you are familiar with.