Maintaining Library Objects 

Library Compare Utility

 

The Library Compare utility allows you to compare panels from the same library or from two different libraries.

To invoke this utility, use one of the following methods:

Location

Method

From the PxPlus IDE Main Launcher

Expand the Graphical Application Builder (NOMADS) category. Then expand the Utilities category and select Compare.

From NOMADS Library Object Selection

Select the Compare tool bar button or select Utilities > Compare from the menu bar.

From the NOMADS Session Manager

Select Library > Compare from the menu bar.

The following window is displayed:

This window consists of the following:

File Name

Displays the selected library name for comparison. Click the drop-down arrow for a list (up to nine) of previous selections. Click the Query button to specify a file name.

Panels

Displays a lookup list (name and expanded description) of the available panels in the selected library. You can highlight and select panels individually for comparison.

Show Identical Panels

Check box to indicate that a confirmation message is to be issued when compared panels are identical.

Case Sensitive

Check box to indicate that the compare should detect differences in text casing. Default behavior is a case insensitive compare.

(The Case Sensitive check box was added in PxPlus 2020.)

Suppress

Provides selections for excluding or not excluding control position coordinates and/or tab stops from the comparison. Available selections are Nothing, Position, Tab Stop, Both Position & Tab Stop. (Default is Nothing.)

(The Suppress drop box was added in PxPlus 2018.)

Compare

Single

Button used to compare a single selected panel in the Old Library with one selected from the New Library.

Corresponding

Button used to compare only panels with the same name when comparing two libraries.

All

Button used to compare all panels with the same name in the two libraries and identify panels that are unique to only one of the libraries.

Close

Exits the Library Compare utility.

Once panels have been compared, NOMADS displays a Compare List on the screen. It shows any differences and unique elements found in the comparison. This report can be printed to hard copy, if required.