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Jessica needs to compare the contents of two existing PDF files. I am
assuming she doesn't have the original Word documents, or that they
are irrelevant at this stage.
It seems unnecessary to convert the *difference* to PDF -- what
purpose does that serve?
Sorry, but I don't know of any tool to do the job. Jessica, if you do
find one, please share the information with the list.
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Lech Rzedzicki <xchaotic -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Jessica Weissman
> <Jessica -dot- Weissman -at- hillcrestlabs -dot- com> wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend a diff or comparison tool for PDFs? I'm aware of
>> the Compare File tool included in Acrobat, but would like suggestions
>> for better tools.
>
> The only way you are going to get better results is if you compare
> source documents and print the delta to PDF.
> It works decently for instance for Word docs with change tracking enabled.
>
> Lech
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