The Report Miner RptDiff tool compares
two Crystal Report files and provides an analysis of all of the report
design differences - without the need to open each report in Crystal
Report Designer!
The two Crystal Report files to be compared may be two
versions of the same report or two entirely different reports. Differences
in the Crystal Report designs are highlighted in color and you can jump to
the next change to identify differences quickly.
RptDiff Sample Comparison
In addition to identifying the changes visually on the
screen, a report can be produced showing the changes made.
RptDiff is invaluable. Consider a case when you
open a report with Crystal Report Designer, make absolutely no changes,
and then save it. Even though you have made no changes to the
Crystal Report, the files are different! This is
because Crystal Reports unpacks the .rpt file in the designer when it
opens and then re-packs it when you saving, incrementing the revision
number, updating the 'Last Saved By' field and the 'Last Saved
Date'. While this can be useful information, it drives developers
crazy because there is no easy way to determine if a change was actually
made to the Crystal Report, without opening both report versions in the
Crystal Reports Designer, try to tile the windows and try to identify any
changes. Until now!
How can I use RptDiff?
The RptDiff tool reports provide three major
benefits--all without the need for the Crystal Report Designer:
