Now more and more people are using Beyond Compare software. In daily office work, many people will encounter the CSV file format. CSV is a versatile, relatively simple file format most widely used for transferring tabular data between programs. If the table data is modified, due to the large amount of data information, it is impossible to find the differences between the files with the naked eye. At this time, you can use Beyond Compare to quickly find the differences. Today I will introduce to you how to compare CSV files with Beyond Compare. method.

Method 1: Use text comparison method

Step 1: Install the Beyond Compare software, select the CSV file to be compared, right-click the file and select the "Compare" option in the expanded menu. The text comparison session will be opened by default.

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Step 2: You can click the text comparison session toolbar to display the "All", "Difference", and "Same" buttons respectively to view the file differences more intuitively and accurately.

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Method 2: Use table comparison method

Step 1: Open the Beyond Compare software, select the table comparison session, and open the session operation interface. Click the "Open File" button and select the CSV file you want to compare.

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Step 2: Click the inequality sign "≠" button on the toolbar of the table comparison session operation interface to view the differences between the files.

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The above content explains in detail the two methods of comparing CSV files using Beyond Compare software. You can choose the best comparison session to operate according to your personal standards and needs for comparing files. Relatively speaking, using the table comparison session to compare CSV format files can more intuitively and clearly display the differences between the files.

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