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NIExpert

Fix the LabVIEW Compare Tool

Status: New

The compare tool is fundamentally broken which is somewhat shocking considering that such a tool is essential to any sort of large scale or long term software development.

 

Attached is a basic LV 2023 example which illustrates some of the many flaws with the tool.  If you compare "old version" and "new version" vi without including cosmetic changes, the tool shows 33 differences, most of which are incorrect.

 

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NIExpert
Member

Another issue is comparing two vi's which use .NET objects.  LabVIEW comparison flags ALL the .NET instances as differences even if both VI's are loading from the same object class from same location

 

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wiebe@CARYA
Knight of NI

The compare got an update in LV24, so maybe base feedback on LV24Q3? I don't know if this in particular changed, but it should be 'better'...