Diff between 2 HTMLs

Anil

Hi,

I have a HTML webpage that is updated every week.
I mean the layout gets chaged every week(not a very drastic change).
Like, edit box is changed to drop down menu or a field is moved from one
place to other within the HTML page.

I keep the HTML source backup before it gets updated.
Are there any software tools(in any language) that will automatically
check the difference between 2 HTML pages(2 weeks) and tell me
what has changed in the new page.

I used the TKDIFF/diff etc. commands in unix, but they all are manual
tools. I need an automated script that will me tell about teh changes.

Regards,
Anil.

Jul 23 '05 #1

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jmm-list-gn

Anil wrote:

I keep the HTML source backup before it gets updated.
Are there any software tools(in any language) that will automatically
check the difference between 2 HTML pages(2 weeks) and tell me
what has changed in the new page.

I used the TKDIFF/diff etc. commands in unix, but they all are manual
tools. I need an automated script that will me tell about teh changes.

Put the diff script in a cron job and mail the results to yourself.

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Jul 23 '05 #2

anilby

jmm-list-gn wrote:

Anil wrote:

I keep the HTML source backup before it gets updated.
Are there any software tools(in any language) that will automatically check the difference between 2 HTML pages(2 weeks) and tell me
what has changed in the new page.

I used the TKDIFF/diff etc. commands in unix, but they all are manual tools. I need an automated script that will me tell about teh changes. Put the diff script in a cron job and mail the results to

yourself.
--
jmm dash list (at) sohnen-moe (dot) com
(Remove .AXSPAMGN for email)

Thanks for the response. I was looking for the tool, not the
reporting mechanism.

Jul 23 '05 #3

Dr John Stockton

JRS: In article <63************ **************@ posting.google. com>,
dated Wed, 1 Dec 2004 01:27:56, seen in news:comp.infos ystems.www.author
ing.html, Anil <an****@gmail.c om> posted :

I keep the HTML source backup before it gets updated.
Are there any software tools(in any language) that will automatically
check the difference between 2 HTML pages(2 weeks) and tell me
what has changed in the new page.

The rendering of an HTML page is substantially independent of the amount
and type of whitespace (including newlines) that separates each item in
the source file.

The first question must therefore be whether you want to compare the
source code files themselves, or you want the comparison to be sensitive
only to the meaning of the source code.

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Jul 23 '05 #4

Anil

Dr John Stockton <sp**@merlyn.de mon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<+q******* *******@merlyn. demon.co.uk>...

JRS: In article <63************ **************@ posting.google. com>,
dated Wed, 1 Dec 2004 01:27:56, seen in news:comp.infos ystems.www.author
ing.html, Anil <an****@gmail.c om> posted :

I keep the HTML source backup before it gets updated.
Are there any software tools(in any language) that will automatically
check the difference between 2 HTML pages(2 weeks) and tell me
what has changed in the new page.

The rendering of an HTML page is substantially independent of the amount
and type of whitespace (including newlines) that separates each item in
the source file.

The first question must therefore be whether you want to compare the
source code files themselves, or you want the comparison to be sensitive
only to the meaning of the source code.

I wanted the comparison to be sensitive onlt to the meaning of the source code
that will tell me what has changed in the layout of the page.

Jul 23 '05 #5

Harrie

an****@gmail.co m said the following on 12/02/04 10:39:

jmm-list-gn wrote:
Anil wrote:
[..] I need an automated script that will me tell about teh
changes.

Put the diff script in a cron job and mail the results to
yourself.

Thanks for the response. I was looking for the tool, not the
reporting mechanism.

They're both in his answer, the reporting tool is email, the automation
is cron.

--
Regards
Harrie

Jul 23 '05 #6

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