This post shows you how to compare 2 files using Visual Studio. Make sure you have Visual Studio 2013 or above installed.
Scenario:
I have the same SQL Agent Job but running but in 2 different servers. I wanted to compare how identical are these 2 jobs. I saved the 2 jobs into 2 files. 1 called OSHistory105.sql and another OSHistory74.sql.
Start Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017.
Type devenv.exe /diff OSHistory105.sql OSHistory74.sql
You can see the different pretty clear like the picture below.
Related Post: https://chanmingman.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/windiff-exe-a-file-and-folders-comparison-tool/
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Ming Man is Microsoft MVP since year 2006. He is a software development manager for a multinational company. With 25 years of experience in the IT field, he has developed system using Clipper, COBOL, VB5, VB6, VB.NET, Java and C #. He has been using Visual Studio (.NET) since the Beta back in year 2000. He and the team have developed many projects using .NET platform such as SCM, and HR based applications. He is familiar with the N-Tier design of business application and is also an expert with database experience in MS SQL, Oracle and AS 400.
