Using the %difffileid, %difffilename, %difffilepath, and %difffiletext Variables

These variables are set as a result of running the GETDIFF script command when a difference is detected with a file in the local PC file system. GETDIFF is used after running the DIFF script command which compares baseline information obtained about the file system (using the SNAPSHOT script command) with the current state of files within the file system.

The %difffilepath variable contains the full path name of a changed file and %difffilename just the file name itself.

The %difffileid and %difffiletext variables contain information about how the file has changed in numeric and text formats, respectively.

Possible values for %difffileid are:

5001 = $DIFF_FILE_NOT_FOUND

5002 = $DIFF_FILE_IS_NEW

5003 = $DIFF_FILE_SIZE

5004 = $DIFF_FILE_DATETTIME

Possible values for %difffiletext are:

** File not found

** File is new

** File size has changed

** File date/time stamp has changed

Consider the following example where only files that have a different size are of interest.

DIFF

:loop

GETDIFF

IFERROR $ERROR_READ_EOF GOTO done

IFNUM!= difffileid $DIFF_FILE_SIZE GOTO loop

MESSAGEBOX %difffilename "Size of this file has changed."

GOTO loop

:done

See Also: Internal Script Variables