> I want to do a scan in program code to see whether there were changes
(that
> I forgot to document, yes indeed). Or just to see what I've done in a
> certain project, supposing I kept the original file of course.
> I know how to navigate all these objects. But I want to do the following:

> supply two strings to a function
> return the parts that are only in one string, or only in the other, I
think
> as ByRef parameters (I'd like the function result to be a boolean, or an
> Integer)

> I remember there is a DOS utility that does just this. But when trying to
> design an algorithm, I got quite stuck in the possibilities. Anyone done
> this?

> --
> Thank you. Regards,
> Bas Cost Budde, Holland
> website at http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/hegedu
> email at the same domain as utopia, but I don't like spam

> Hi,

> The specs are not very clear, but I will say that a replace of the
shortest
> string into the longest one with vbNullString can implement a possible
> INTERPRETATION of your description:

> ? Replace("This is a string with agagaga in it, and indeed there is the
word
> agagaga in this string.", "agagaga" , vbNullString,,,vbBinaryCompare)
> This is a string with  in it, and indeed there is the word  in this
string.

> Replace is available in VB6/VBA6. You can consult "VBA Developers
Handbook"
> for a very good implementation of it if you are using a less recent
version.

> Hoping it may help,
> Vanderghast, Access MVP

> > I want to do a scan in program code to see whether there were changes
> (that
> > I forgot to document, yes indeed). Or just to see what I've done in a
> > certain project, supposing I kept the original file of course.
> > I know how to navigate all these objects. But I want to do the
following:

> > supply two strings to a function
> > return the parts that are only in one string, or only in the other, I
> think
> > as ByRef parameters (I'd like the function result to be a boolean, or an
> > Integer)

> > I remember there is a DOS utility that does just this. But when trying
to
> > design an algorithm, I got quite stuck in the possibilities. Anyone done
> > this?

> > --
> > Thank you. Regards,
> > Bas Cost Budde, Holland
> > website at http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/hegedu
> > email at the same domain as utopia, but I don't like spam

>There is a custom replace function available at www.master-office.com under
>"Developers" if you don't have one already.

>> The specs are not very clear, but I will say that a replace of the
>shortest
>> string into the longest one with vbNullString can implement a possible
>> INTERPRETATION of your description:

> Thanks to both of you. I will readily admit that my specs are vague. But
> although good for another idea, I cannot really use this answer.

> Scenario:

> I have a database. I create a copy of it, in which I make changes. Many
> changes do not interest me. But changes in code modules, to begin with,
and
> possibly later in form code too, needs my attention. So, I want to see
> whether code has changed. I can make out for myself if a procedure has
> ceased, or been born; but if it exists both in the original and modified
> version, chances are that it has changed.

> I imagine a two-column output, both procedures each in their own column;
on
> each row, a line of code is either present or absent. The result of this
is
> a clear visual clue as to what has happened to the code.

> My first problem arose when I realized that it can be difficult to see
where
> the start of the code is. I mean, maybe there [stops suddenly, thinking] I
> think I just answered that part: the start of the code, that is the one to
> look in, is the original of course. Challenge is to write something that
> does not rely on this assumption, but that is not necessary now.

> I think I can write this now. Thinking aloud often helps. So then, thanks
> for listening.

> With this description at hand, did you ever see such a thing before?

> --
> Thank you. Regards,
> Bas Cost Budde, Holland
> website at http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/hegedu
> email at the same domain as utopia, but I don't like spam

> >There is a custom replace function available at www.master-office.com
under
> >"Developers" if you don't have one already.

> >> The specs are not very clear, but I will say that a replace of the
> >shortest
> >> string into the longest one with vbNullString can implement a possible
> >> INTERPRETATION of your description:

> Hi,

> in C and C++, yes, but VB is terrible with strings...

> Furthermore, it is very hard if both copies have add a line:

> Public Sub A()            Public Sub A()
> MyFirstLine                MyFirstLine
> MyThirdLIne               SomeOtherLineHere
> MyFourthLIne              YetAnotherLine
> End Sub                        MyFourthLine
>                                     End Sub

> it is simple to see where both start to differ, but it is hard to detect
> where they merge again to the same path (note this is a simple scenario,
> starting from the End Sub and going up won't help much in a real case).

> If I have saw something like that, yes, Visual Safe Source ( but I don't use
> it anymore) and FMS inc has a tool for that too.

> Vanderghast, Access MVP

> > Thanks to both of you. I will readily admit that my specs are vague. But
> > although good for another idea, I cannot really use this answer.

> > Scenario:

> > I have a database. I create a copy of it, in which I make changes. Many
> > changes do not interest me. But changes in code modules, to begin with,
> and
> > possibly later in form code too, needs my attention. So, I want to see
> > whether code has changed. I can make out for myself if a procedure has
> > ceased, or been born; but if it exists both in the original and modified
> > version, chances are that it has changed.

> > I imagine a two-column output, both procedures each in their own column;
> on
> > each row, a line of code is either present or absent. The result of this
> is
> > a clear visual clue as to what has happened to the code.

> > My first problem arose when I realized that it can be difficult to see
> where
> > the start of the code is. I mean, maybe there [stops suddenly, thinking] I
> > think I just answered that part: the start of the code, that is the one to
> > look in, is the original of course. Challenge is to write something that
> > does not rely on this assumption, but that is not necessary now.

> > I think I can write this now. Thinking aloud often helps. So then, thanks
> > for listening.

> > With this description at hand, did you ever see such a thing before?

> > --
> > Thank you. Regards,
> > Bas Cost Budde, Holland
> > website at http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/hegedu
> > email at the same domain as utopia, but I don't like spam

> > >There is a custom replace function available at www.master-office.com
> under
> > >"Developers" if you don't have one already.

> > >> The specs are not very clear, but I will say that a replace of the
> > >shortest
> > >> string into the longest one with vbNullString can implement a possible
> > >> INTERPRETATION of your description:

> Hi,

> in C and C++, yes, but VB is terrible with strings...

> Furthermore, it is very hard if both copies have add a line:

> If I have seen something like that, yes, Visual Safe Source ( but I don't
use
> it anymore) and FMS inc has a tool for that too.

>Yes, both do compare. Neither will do exactly what you want though. Perhaps
with
>some modification/combination of their abilities you can achieve your
goals. You
>might also check out some of the AI programs, natural language or neural
>network.