Creating a database/query file comparison

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About this task

Use this procedure to compare database/query file differences between two selected MDQ files. After you have created the comparison, you can view the results.

To create an MDQ file comparison:

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Procedure

  1. From the File menu, select Database Query File Differences.
    The Select First File dialog appears.
  2. Navigate your file system and select the first MDQ file to be compared.
  3. Click Open.
    The Select Second File dialog appears.
  4. Navigate your file system and select the second MDQ source file to be compared.
  5. Click Open.
    The progress of the comparison is shown briefly in the Database Source File Differences Analysis dialog. When the analysis has completed, the Database Differences window appears.