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Compare Customer Database 
 


File | Compare customer database
 
The contents of two customer databases can be compared by using the Compare customer database function. The result of the comparison is imported as text in an editor (e.g., Wordpad). This text can then be edited and printed by using the print function of the editor. Any changes made in the text have no effect on the CDB.
If you have made changes to a CDB, and saved it under a different file name, you can use this feature to compare the old and the new files. What you then have is a file containing only the changes to the CDB, i.e. a delta file. Please note, however, that the delta file will not contain all the changes that were made. For example, the options in the right half pane under Settings | System Parameters | Flags are not evaluated. The delta file contains a paragraph in its header in which the compared customer database names and the creation data are listed.
The delta file does not include all changes at present!  
In order to compare two customer databases, you must first select the two databases that you want to compare. This can be done via separate dialog boxes, which are similar to the one for open.

See also:  
   -   Section 1.5 "File Types"
   -   Chapter 8 "File menu"
   -   Section 8.6 "open"