ExcelMerge
GUI Diff Tool for Excel
Install / Use
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GUI Diff Tool for Excel
Description
ExcelMerge is a graphical display tool for Excel or CSV Diff. The current feature is limited only to the display of Diff, but the goal is to implement the merge feature. It can also be used as a diff tool for Git or Mercurial.
System Requirements
- Windows 7 or later
Supported file types
- .xls
- .xlsx
- .csv
- .tsv
Installation
Download ExcelMergeSetup.msi from here and Run.
Usage
From shortcut
From exproler context menu
From command line
ExcelMerge.GUI diff [Options]
|Option|Description|Type|Default|
|------|-----------|----|-------|
|-s --src-path|Source file path.|string|
|-d --dst-path |Dest file path.| string
|-c --external-cmd|It is used to activate other tools for unsupported file types and occured any exception.| string
|-i --immediately-execute-external-cmd|Execute external cmd without error dialog.| bool | false
|-w --wait-external-cmd|Wait for the external process to finish.|bool|false
|-v --validate-extension|Validate extension before open file.|bool|false
|-e --empty-file-name|Empty file name.|string
|-k --keep-file-history|Don't add recent files.|bool|false
From Git diff tool
.gitconfig
[diff]
tool = ExcelMerge
[difftool "ExcelMerge"]
cmd = \"C:/Program Files (x86)/ExcelMerge/ExcelMerge.GUI.exe\" diff -s \"$LOCAL\" -d \"$REMOTE\" -c WinMerge -i -w -v -k
[alias]
windiff = difftool -g -y -t ExcelMerge
From Mercurial diff tool
mercurial.ini
[merge-tools]
excelmerge.executable = C:\Program Files (x86)\ExcelMerge\ExcelMerge.GUI.exe
excelmerge.diffargs = diff -s $parent1 -d $child -c WinMerge -i -w -v -e empty -k
[tortoisehg]
vdiff = excelmerge
Register External Command
Register the external command specified by the command line argument --external-cmd.
Available Variables
|Value|Description|
|------|----------|
|${SRC}|Source file path|
|${DST}|Dest file path|
Can also be executed from within the tool.
File Settings
For each file you can specify a line header or a column header.
Color Settings
You can customize background colors.
Shortcut Keys
|Shortcut Key|Description| |---|-----------| |Ctrl + →|Next modified cell| |Ctrl + ←|Previous modified cell| |Ctrl + ↓|Next modified row| |Ctrl + ↑|Previous modified row| |Ctrl + K|Next added row| |Ctrl + I|Previous added row| |Ctrl + L|Next removed row| |Ctrl + O|Previous removed row| |Ctrl + F|Search cell| |F9|Next match cell| |F8|Previous match cell| |Ctrl + C|Copy selected cells as TSV| |Ctrl + Shift + C|Copy selected cells as CSV| |Ctrl + D|Show(Hide) console| |Ctrl + B|Output selected cells diff as log|
Output diff as log
By selecting Ctrl + D or "Output log" from the context menu, you can output the change as a log. The format can be changed from "differential extraction setting".
Known problems
- <h4>If there are column deletions or additions, they may not be displayed at the expected position.</h4>
If the currently displayed header is not what you expect, you may resolve it by specifying the appropriate header and extract diff. Follow these steps.
- Select appropriate header cell.
- Right click to display the context menu.
- Select "Extract diff with this row as header"
LICENSE
MIT Licence
Copyright (c)2017 skanmera
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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