Update control file (WORD compare type)

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Figure 1. Example of a UPDCNTL update file using WORD compare type
 1  *    NEW:  JLEVERIN TEST2    A                                 07/11/2008 12.17
 2  *    OLD:  JLEVERIN TEST1    A
 3  *  N-LINE-# N-LN-LEN N-COL WD-MAT-# N-WD-INS O-WD-DEL O-LINE-# O-LN-LEN O-COL
 4     00000001 00000003 00001 00000027                   00000001 00000003 00001
 5     00000003 00000001 00040          00000001 00000001 00000003 00000001 00040
 6     00000003 00000002 00046 00000009                   00000003 00000002 00046
 7     00000005 00000001 00001          00000013
 8  *  END
 1 
Comment line. Lists the new file name and the date and time of the comparison.
 2 
Comment line. Lists the old file name.
 3 
Header comment line. For information about the columns, see Table 1.
 4 
Beginning with line one column 1, of both files, the first twenty-seven words match. This takes us to line 3.
 5 
There is 1 word replaced in line 3. It begins in column forty of each file.
 6 
Beginning from the change in  5 , there are 9 more words that match.
 7 
A line of thirteen words was inserted at line 5.
 8 
Comment line. Ends the update file.

The following table shows the column numbers used for the UPDCNTL file:

Table 1. UPDCNTL update file format using WORD compare type
Column # Identifier Data Item
4-11 N-LINE-# Beginning new line number
13-20 N-LN-LEN Number of lines
22-26 N-COL New column number (beginning of word)
28-35 WD-MAT-# Number of matching words
37-44 N-WD-INS Number of new inserted words
46-53 O-WD-DEL Number of old deleted words
55-62 O-LINE-# Beginning old line number
64-71 O-LN-LEN Number of old lines
73-77 O-COL Old column number