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basbeek
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Finding matching text in multiple files

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I'm currently looking for an option to find near-duplicate files within a batch of 100's of files. Some files are near duplicates (which have much textual similarity, but not 100%, e.g. different mail conversations, FW etc.) or duplicates. Is there a way/script in PDFXchange which can make a textual comparision between multiple files?
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Re: Finding matching text in multiple files

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Hi, basbeek

unfortunately no, we do not offer a method to comparing document content and identifying differences. That is currently a process which needs to be performed manually.

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Re: Finding matching text in multiple files

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basbeek wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:02 pm I'm currently looking for an option to find near-duplicate files within a batch of 100's of files. Some files are near duplicates (which have much textual similarity, but not 100%, e.g. different mail conversations, FW etc.) or duplicates. Is there a way/script in PDFXchange which can make a textual comparision between multiple files?
Hello,
I agree, this is very inconvenient. You need to search for duplicates manually.
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Re: Finding matching text in multiple files

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Hi, Djokovich

We are currently working on a comparison feature, but it is very highly complex and is not something that I am able to offer any semblance of the timeline on.

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Re: Finding matching text in multiple files

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I hope you will succeed, but I understand that it is very difficult to do.
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Finding matching text in multiple files

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:)
Dan McIntyre - Support Technician
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