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# Compare Content

This is pre-built Action located under the **@Generic Element**, instructs the Avo Assure to Compare both files (Text, Excel) whose file paths are given in Input value and save the result in the given dynamic variable.

### **Syntax**

**Input Value:**

**For Text:** `<file1path>;<file2path>`

| Argument                             | Description                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>\<file1path></p><p>(Required)</p> | <p>Provide the first file path whose content will be compared with second file.<br>Supported format:<br><strong>.txt</strong></p> |
| <p>\<file2path><br>(Required)</p>    | Provide the second file path whose content will be compared with the first file.                                                  |

**For Excel:** `<file1path>;<Sheetname>(Optional);<file2path>;<Sheetname>(Optional)`

| Argument                             | Description                                                                                                                                              |
| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>\<file1path></p><p>(Required)</p> | <p>Provide the first excel file path whose content will be compared with the second excel file.<br>Supported format:<br><strong>.xls, .xlsx</strong></p> |
| <p>\<Sheetname><br>(Optional)</p>    | Provide sheet name of the excel file                                                                                                                     |
| <p>\<file2path><br>(Required)</p>    | <p>Provide the second excel file path whose content will be compared with the first excel file.<br>Supported format:<br><strong>.xls, .xlsx</strong></p> |
| <p>\<Sheetname><br>(Optional)</p>    | Provide sheet name of the excel file                                                                                                                     |

**Output Value:**

| Argument                                                    | Description                                              |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| \<Dynamic Variable>(Optional);\<Dynamic Variable>(Optional) | This variable stores the status as **true** or **false** |

**Example**

**Compare the content of two texts files**\
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The **Compare Content** action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g., **C:\sam\New folder;C:\Files\Expected.txt**) and compares the content of the two specified files. The comparison result is stored in the **{Status}** variable, with the following possible values:

* **True** – if the content of two files matches
* **False** – if the content of two files does not match.

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