From: Mmcolli00 Mom <mmc_collins@...>
Date: 2008-12-11T01:46:18+09:00
Subject: Re: compare 2 text files - check for difference - Please help

If anything, do you know how to get this into a new text file?

require 'rubygems'
require 'diff/lcs/array'

lines1 = lines2 = nil
 File.open("xml1.txt") { |f| lines1 = f.readlines}
 File.open("xml2.txt") { |f| lines2 = f.readlines }

diffs = Diff::LCS.diff(lines1, lines2)
sdiff = Diff::LCS.sdiff(lines1,lines2)

p sdiff = Diff::LCS.sdiff(lines1, lines2)

    File.open('log.txt', 'w') do |f1|
        f1.puts Diff::LCS.sdiff(lines1, lines2)
        f1.close
     end

(this is what it outputs..it doesn't show @action, element like the p 
sdiff creates)

#<Diff::LCS::ContextChange:0x2e2c424>
#<Diff::LCS::ContextChange:0x2e2c30c>
#<Diff::LCS::ContextChange:0x2e2c1f4>
#<Diff::LCS::ContextChange:0x2e2c0b4>...

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