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I'm using BeyondCompare3 i've two files with lines containing with this kind of format.

abc,bbbb,cdef,test,14:45:23.123,info,comment

I want to omit the date from the comparison.

I've selected Session > Session Settings > Importance Tab > Edit Grammar button and created a new rule.

After entering an Element name, I've selected Category of Basic, checked Regular Expression and searching for Text. [0-9]{1,2}:[0-9]{1,2}:[0-9]{1,2}.[0-9]{1,3}. I've also tried /[0-9]{1,2}:[0-9]{1,2}:[0-9]{1,2}.[0-9]{1,3}/.

I then click 'ignore unimportant differences' on the tool bar.

I was hoping this would ignore the date column in the comparison. But it doesn't.

Any pointers on this or other tools/scripts would be very much appreciated.

John.

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In Beyond Compare 4.1.9, you can ignore Modified Date by unchecking "Compare timestamps" in tab "Comparison" of the "Rules" window.

wip
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    1) You can search 'timestamp' in the help, but 2) speaking of BC v.4.4.3, inside a comparison window (session), click Filters, then go to tab 'Comparison' and uncheck the 'Compare timestamp' (or define your settings as needed there). –  Sep 03 '22 at 14:21
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You can also add a regular expression to define text to be ignored (Unimportant text) in the Rules section like so:

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https://www.scootersoftware.com/vbulletin/forum/beyond-compare-2-discussion/beyond-help/2292-set-to-ignore-date-and-timestamp-difference

Matthew
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In a 'Table Compare' session, comparing both files do the following:

  • Select rules, tab columns;

  • Edit the date column;

  • Check the unimportant checkbox;

  • Enable minor (to ignore minor and unimportant differences);

A date tolerance is also an option, but that is not your question.

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