Demo Clips
The following clips demonstrate some of Columbo's capabilities:
Simple CSV Comparison
Comparing two different text files is as easy as drag and drop (well... and specifying a unique key)Click here to watch
Comparing SQL Query Results
Point to a database on one side, and give a SELECT statement. Do the same on the other side, and compare. Clearly see the differences between what the two different queries returnClick here to watch
Comparing Hierarchhical SQL Query Results
Queries can also be fully hierarchical: this clip shows how to compare multiple tables in parent-child relationship on different data sources, including drilling-down through records to see specific differences in children, and generating fully hiearchical migration scripts, taking into account database referencial integrity constraints:Click here to watch
Comparison Results Features
Once you’ve got your comparison done, there are plenty of things you can do with the results. This short clip demonstrates some of themClick here to watch
Comparing Excel files
A short clip showing how easy it is to compare Excel files. Drag, drop, specify a key, and you're all set:Click here to watch
Comparing XML files
XML files can be hierarchical, but comparing them and browsing results is still as simple as drag and drop, as this short clip demonstrates:Click here to watch
Comparing Via ODBC
ODBC is still a popular standard out there. We thought we'll show a quick clip how you can use it as gatway to acees various different data sources in ordet to compare them...Click here to watch
Paste and Compare
One of the simplest ways to compare is to... simply paste the data in! No need to define a query. If you got the data ready in a tabular format (Text file, MS Word Table, HTML table, query results from your SQL Editor, etc...) Comparing is as simple as Copy and PasteClick here to watch