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I have several config files in my .net applications which I would like to merge application settings elements etc.

I was about to begin doing it manually as I usually do, however thought there must be an XML diff GUI tool available somewhere.

The tool would be able to go to the element level to compare and display the differences etc.

However Google gave no substantive free tool results and no hints for anything of value.

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Is such a tool available? That is very useful? For free?

Thanks in advance. :)

Edit:

Here is a bit of clarification of the functionality that would turn my error-prone, tedious manual job into a 1-minute simpler task (and potential to automate):

In KDiff3, you can do a diff/merge of entire directories. There is a hierarchical diff which is very accurate, user-friendly and clear. I was interested in finding a similar solution, however instead of directory hierarchy, an XML element hierarchy.

If there is no such open source software, I am considering creating one on CodePlex to provide this functionality.

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KDiff3 is not XML specific, but it is free. It does a nice job of comparing and merging text files.

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Have a look at at File comparison tools, from which I am using WinMerge. It has an ability to compare XML documents (you may wish to enable DisplayXMLFiles prefilter).

DisplayXMLFiles.dll - This plugin pretty-prints XML files nicely by inserting tabs and line breaks. This is useful for XML files that do not have line returns in convenient locations.

See also my feature comparison table.

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I realise this thread is a little old, and I'm sure you've found a solution by now, but for future readers, I wrote and released a Windows application that specifically solves the problem of comparing and merging XML files.

Project: Merge can perform two and three way comparisons and merges of any XML file (where two of the files are considered to be independent revisions of a common base file). You can instruct it to identify elements within the input files by attribute values, or the content of child elements, among other things.

It is fully controllable via the command line and can also generate text reports containing the differences between the files.

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There are a few Java-based XML diff and merge tools listed here:

Added links:

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Chris FulstowChris Fulstow

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I use TortoiseMerge, which is included in TortoiseSVN program

And we have talked about File Diff tools in this thread, not dedicated to XML though

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While this is not a GUI tool, my quick tests indicated that diffxml has some promise. The author appears to have thought about the complexities of representing diffs for nested elements in a standardized way (his DUL - Delta Update Language specification).

Installing and running his tools, I can say that the raw text output is quite clear and concise. It doesn't offer the same degree of immediate apprehension as a GUI tool, but given that the output is standardized as DUL, perhaps you would be able to take that and build a tool to generate a visual representation. I'd certainly love to see one.

The author's 'links' section does reference a few other XML differencing tools, but as you mentioned in your post, they're all proprietary.

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Pretty Diff tool was created with XML in mind. Just ensure you click the option for 'markup'.

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A7Soft provide XML comparison tools freeware and shareware:

Andrew LapickAndrew Lapick

Altova's DiffDog has free 30-day trial and should do what you're looking for:

Lin Yu TangLin Yu Tang

This is a diff engine for java developers, but it comes with a demo interface - you might be able to use it: https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-5042

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I recommend you to use CodeCompare tool. It supports native highlighting ofXML-data and it can be a good solution for your task.

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I need to compare two xml chunks:

They are semantically equivalent once we see that the 'type' attribute is QName and not just a string. Is there a tool that can do such a comparison once I provide the schema? Also, is there such an api?

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There are probably many tools that do this, one of them is Xml Diff and Path, via MS XML downloads

The Microsoft XML Diff and Patch utility can be used for comparing two XML documents and then patching the original document with the differences, to create a final document. The utility can detect structural changes (such as the move of an XML subtree) and can create an Xml Diff Language Diffgram (XDL diffgram or just diffgram) that describes the differences between the two XML documents. The diffgram can then be used to display these differences or perform a patch using the XML Patch tool.

XML Diff performs XML-based comparison of the XML documents, as opposed to a common lexical comparison. Therefore, it

Ignores the order attributes. Ignores insignificant white spaces. Does not differentiate between an empty element () and element with no content (). Does not care about the document encoding.

The tools are usable via cmd line and API.

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You could download Xmldiffpatch.exe tool from the MSDN article 'Using the XML Diff and Patch Tool in Your Applications'

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