Comarision of 2000 files using autoit

[deviprasad]

Hi,

i wanted to automate the comparison process around 3000 files(Different print streams like .pdf,  .afp, .pcl, .rtf).First of all i am confused which comparison tool that i need to use to make sure the differences are identified.Can body suggest me what comparison tool(it should be a freeware) that i need to use.after using that tool i need to summarize each differences in a excel file or any document.Can anybody help me on this?

[JLogan3o13]

First, can you please define "comparison process"? Are you looking to compare creation dates, names, content, attributes, what?

[deviprasad]

i am more specific to content

[water]

I use WinMerge.

[Inverted]

You can use the comp command, but you should know it does an initial filesize comparison and stops there if not equal. There is also the fc command.