Can we compare a column from two different files in tFileCompare?

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to compare a column between a source(.txt) and a reference file(.xlsx) and send a notification email(if differences detected) before running a Job. Is this possible to do with tFileCompare ? Or do I need to have same schema for both the files to compare in tFileCompare?
If it can't be done through tFilecompare, Is there any other simple way to compare the files and send a notification email based on the file comparison?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi,

    One way is to extract the required columns from both file and write them to temp file and then do file comparison using tFileCompare. Please note that all the records must be in same order in both files and even an extra space will change the result of comparison.

    Another way is to read the first file and second file based on inner join on both result sets in tMap. In the output section, activate the boolean value to catch inner join reject records as true. If there is even one record in output section, it means that records from both files are not perfect match!

Warm Regards,
Nikhil Thampi

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