Script to compare two .rtf files

[fabjoe]

Hi everybody, I need some help in order to write a script to compare two .rtf files removing rich text formatting before comparison, can someone suggest me a way to do that?
Thank you in advance for your help
Regards
Fab

[Michael Bulgrien]

There are lots of downloadable rules definitions from the Scooter site.
Check out the Additional Rules Definitions for BC2 and try the one for MS Word.

[Aaron]

Michael's suggestion is a good one. For BC2, it requires that Word be installed. Then install the BC2 Additional Rule (c:\program files\beyond compare 2\msword\msword.xml then Import it).
Then go to Tools->Options->Rules, and edit the MS Word Rule to include the extension *.rtf

BC3 supports .rtf files without the need for Word, and is available for public beta here:
www.scootersoftware.com/beta3

[Zoë]

I don't know why we made it so hard to find, but BC2 has built-in support for stripping RTF formatting. Just create a new file comparison rule, associate it with *.rtf, and on the "Conversion" tab change the "Conversion Type" to "Remove Rich Text Formatting".

[fabjoe]

Thanks all for reply

I don't know why we made it so hard to find, but BC2 has built-in support for stripping RTF formatting. Just create a new file comparison rule, associate it with *.rtf, and on the "Conversion" tab change the "Conversion Type" to "Remove Rich Text Formatting".

Sorry but I'm a beginner with BC2 now I'm using the following script

file-report layout:composite &
options:display-all &
title:"MyCompare" &
output-options:html-color &
output-to:%3 %1 %2

How can I modify this script in order to compare .rtf removing rtf formatting?
I need to create a new file?
Is it possible to modify existing script file including new comparison rule?
Thank you again for your help.
Regards
Fab

[Aaron]

I would recommend testing the removal of the RTF formating in the application itself (graphically). Create a rule (or edit the current one) to be used automatically when you double click on your files in the Directory Viewer.

Does that part work for you?