Comparing large xml files

Question

Can anyone help me on this. I need to compare two muscular 40ml xml files each (normal, not so much), but notepad ++ croaks on this. Can anyone suggest something that will help (windows only).

I read a similar topic: A text editor for opening large (giant, large, large) text files

but this only speaks of opening large files. Comparison and discovery are 2 very different animals. Can anyone suggest something to help

Thanks Craig

Answer 1

I always use DiffMerge or ExamDiff (Pro Version) for my Diff needs. I have not tried them with files larger than 2 MB, but you can try.

Answer 2

c:\WINDOWS\system32\fc.exe <firstfile> <secondfile> 

? :)

Answer 3

• http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm (command line)
• http://winmerge.org/ (GUI)

Answer 4

kDiff3 worked fine for me to compare files larger than 10 MB - it's pretty easy.

Answer 5

I use WinDiff for this purpose. It was installed on my Windows7 computer and comes from Microsoft (so it's free). This application is 64 bit and works very well.