Do You know any .net library that can be used for comparing and especially merging of two files (like .pst) - would be the best if open-source or inexpensive.
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What kind of files? Text files? – Neil Barnwell Feb 20 '09 at 12:00
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You will have a hard time finding something for PST files -- it's not a fun format to work with. – Joe Feb 20 '09 at 14:34
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Here are some implementations
- http://www.codeproject.com/KB/recipes/diffengine.aspx
- written some time ago but is entirely public domain
- http://www.mathertel.de/Diff/
- Based on Eugene Myers classic algorithm. currently BSD licensed
- Also old but the algorithm and implementation are well established and stable
- http://www.menees.com/DiffDotNet.htm
- as an application, though it defers almost all the diff logic to a simple library so would be a good example of the libraries use.
I would suggest starting with the Myers implementation since it is based on a well reasoned algorithm and so if there is a bug you are likely to be able to identify it against some other reference implementation.
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