Documents differences checking framework

Compare XLS Files in Java

Perform content comparison between more than two XLS files in Java. Retrieve a list of differences and save the compared files to a single document.

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How to compare several XLS documents using Java

Use GroupDocs.Comparison to compare multiple XLS files and generate a report detailing their differences

Use your preferred package manager to install GroupDocs.Comparison for Java from Maven
Create an instance of the Comparer class setting path to one of XLS files
Add at least one additional XLS to the Comparer instance
Receive a detailed final report outlining the exact differences

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// Check files from your hard drive for differences or similarities

// Create a Comparer object by specifying the initial file
try (Comparer comparer = new Comparer("source.xls") 
{
    // Include additional files to comparing
	comparer.add("target1.xls");
    comparer.add("target2.xls");

    // Get the report with the specified name as the result
    final Path resultPath = comparer.compare("result.xls"); 

    System.out.println("\nDocuments compared successfully.");
}

<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.groupdocs</groupId>
<artifactId>groupdocs-comparison</artifactId>
<version>24.8</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>repository.groupdocs.com</id>
<name>GroupDocs Repository</name>
<url>https://repository.groupdocs.com/repo/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>

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Explore the capabilities of GroupDocs.Comparison for Java library

GroupDocs.Comparison for Java is an intrinsic Java software crafted for comparing multiple images and documents sharing the same format. It assists in identifying variations within paragraphs, words, characters, shapes, and even text styles among the compared documents. With the capability to merge these alterations and export to a final document, it facilitates the comparison and merging of PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, Visio diagrams, Outlook emails, HTML, drawings, and various image file formats—eliminating the necessity for any external libraries.

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