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<h1>Compare Sim-flows Feature</h1>

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	<th colspan=2>Compare Sim-flows Example</th>
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		<td>Description:</td>
		<td>This model demonstrates the ability to compare two sim-flows and receive a detailed list of the
			differences.  This is particularly useful when there are only slight changes between two different
			versions of a sim-flow and you want to know what those differences are.  To use this example:
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				<li>Open the AirplaneSizing.zmf model in the Design Gateway
				<li>In the Tools menu, select "Compare With..."
				<li>For Model B, click the "Browse..." button and select AirplaneSizing-modified.zmf
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			Note the various differences listed in the table of differences.  You can swap the models to compare them
			in the reverse order if desired.
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			You can also run the comparison tool as a stand-alone application by running the "comparemodels" command
			from the appropriate "bin" directory in your installation.
			<p><br>			
			Another way to compare the sim-flows is to run the following command from the command-line client:
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			<font face="Courier">fipercmd diff file1:AirplaneSizing.zmf file2:AirplaneSizing-modified.zmf</font>
			<br>Note: If you are not executing from the directory in which the model files reside, you will need to provide the full path
			to the files you are comparing, enclosing it in quotation marks if it contains spaces.
		
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		<td>Models:</td>
		<td><a href="AirplaneSizing.zmf">AirplaneSizing.zmf</a>
		<br><a href="AirplaneSizing-modified.zmf">AirplaneSizing-modified.zmf</a></td>
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		<td>Illustrated components:</td>
		<td>DOE, Calculator, Simcode</td>
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		<td>Other illustrated features:</td>
		<td>None</td>
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		<td>Simcodes needed:</td>
		<td>None</td>
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		<td>Support files needed:</td>
		<td>None</td>
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