Can we compare .docx file which already has track changes Using Aspose Library

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Hi Team,

We have tested the Java APIs for document comparison to compare two documents, where one or both documents may contain tracked changes. However, it was throwing an error “Compare document must not have revisions”. Please find the attached screenshot for your reference.

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Does the comparison support tracked changes for .NET or Python APIs?
Alternatively, is there a way to assume that all the changes are accepted before comparing the files and generating the comparison document?

Regards,
Munish Singla

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@munish.singla

Can you please specify if you are looking for a solution in .NET, Java, or Python for comparing .docx files with tracked changes?

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@munish.singla Unfortunately, as mentioned din the exception message, it is not possible to compare documents with revisions. You cannot do this in MS Word either. So you should either accept or reject revisions before comparing documents:

Document v1 = new Document("C:\\Temp\\v1.docx");
Document v2 = new Document("C:\\Temp\\v2.docx");
v1.getRange().getRevisions().acceptAll();
v2.getRange().getRevisions().acceptAll();
v1.compare(v2, "test", new Date());
v1.save("C:\\Temp\\out.docx");

Or:

Document v1 = new Document("C:\\Temp\\v1.docx");
Document v2 = new Document("C:\\Temp\\v2.docx");
v1.getRange().getRevisions().rejectAll();
v2.getRange().getRevisions().rejectAll();
v1.compare(v2, "test", new Date());
v1.save("C:\\Temp\\out.docx");