WCopyfind 1.2 Instructions

Purpose:

WCopyfind 1.2 compares text or word processor documents with one another to determine if they share words in phrases.

Overview:

Select the documents by dragging them from Explorer into WCopyfind.
Adjust the three scanning parameters.
Select a folder in which all the report files will be placed.
Run the comparison process.
Examine the results.

Step-by-step Instructions (Simple):

Step 1: Start WCopyfind 1.2.

Locate WCopyfind and click on its icon.

Step 2: Choose Documents to Compare

Start Windows Explorer.
In Explorer, select one or more documents that you wish to compare.
Drag-and-drop those documents into WCopyfind’s document windows.
Repeat B & C as needed.

Step 3: Adjust Comparison Rule Parameters

Adjust the number of words in a phrase.

This number is the minimum string length that WCopyfind will consider to be a match. For example, when this parameter is set to 6, WCopyfind will ignore matching phrases that are only 5 words long or less. I recommend leaving this parameter at 6 (words).

Adjust the threshold in words beyond which WCopyfind will report a match.

This number is the fewest matching words in a pair of documents that will cause WCopyfind to report a document match in its “Compare Documents” window and generate a pair of underlined comparison documents in the Report Files Folder. There is no recommended value for this parameter.

Adjust the minimum string length in characters.

This number is the shortest sequence of printable characters that WCopyfind will extract from a word processor or other document to use in its comparisons. Decreasing it will allow WCopyfind to extract shorter snippets of text, but may cause WCopyfind to include some non-text portions of word processor documents in the comparisons. I recommend leaving this parameter at 100 (characters).

Step 4: Choose Reporting Folder

Browse to locate the reporting folder. Make sure it exists, because WCopyfind 1.2 will not create it for you.

Step 5: Run Comparison and Examine Results

Click “Run” — matches will be reported in the Comparison Window.
When the comparison is done, open the Reporting Folder in Windows Explorer.
Click on each comparison files to open it in your Internet Browser.
Click on the “matches.txt” file to see a complete list of the matches.

Step-by-step Instructions (Detailed):

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