Compare files?

[violyn]

Is there a way to compare 2 Dorico files (both of same Dorico version)?

[dspreadbury]

No, I’m afraid Dorico doesn’t provide any features like this at present. You might be interested in this discussion:

Version Control For Dorico?

I’m working on an arrangement in Dorico and sharing with other collaborators, recording tracks against the arrangement tracks imported into Cubase, etc… I need some kind of version control. Something like GIT for computer code, but for all the files (not just text, which is a GIT limitation). If Dorico was more complete with regards to its MusicXML export feature, I could just export MusicXML into a GIT folder, but this will exclude things like chord symbols. What do the pros use for version…

[dfhage]

Just wondering if it’s still the case that Dorico 6 can’t compare two files and tell me the differences ?

[asherber]

Correct, that’s not possible.

[dfhage]

Thanks

[Stu_M]

Isn’t this possible with the library manager? Or am I misunderstanding?

[asherber]

The Library Manager can tell you the difference between the settings in two files, but not the difference in musical content — like if you had 2 versions of the same piece and wanted to know what had changed.

I gather that Sibelius has this functionality, or something like it.

[Stu_M]

Ahh interesting.

[dfhage]

Yes Sibelius has a feature that will tell you the musical differences between two scores, the Dorico Library Manager , I think, lets you transfer settings between files, but no compare musical differences.

[benwiggy]

@dfhage

Sibelius has a feature that will tell you the musical differences between two scores,

Does it just say “bar 2 is different”, or does it provide more detailed analysis? If two files were the same, except for an inserted extra bar at the beginning, would it say “every bar is different”, or “they are the same, except for an extra bar in that one”.

[dfhage]

It’s a pretty detailed report. I don’t have any example to hand, but I’ve used in the past, when an arranger has made some fixes, but forgotten what they were !