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	<table class="syntaxTable">		<table class="syntaxTable">
	<tr><th>%outList</th>		<tr><th>%outList</th>
	<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> to contain the result of the comparison of the method and ~~input~~ <var>Stringlist</var>s.</td></tr>		<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> to contain the result of the comparison of the method input (<var class="term">sl</var>) and <var class="term">inList</var> <var>Stringlist</var>s.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>sl</th>		<tr><th>sl</th>
	<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object. The first 8 characters of each item must be an 8-digit increasing integer, used as sequence numbers for the <var class="term">%outList</var> items.</td></tr>		<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object. The first 8 characters of each item must be an 8-digit increasing integer; these are used as sequence numbers for the <var class="term">%outList</var> items. The comparison is made using the <var class="term">sl</var> items following the sequence numbers.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>inList</th>		<tr><th>inList</th>
	<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>		<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>

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	<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> to contain the result of the comparison of the method and input <var>Stringlist</var>s.</td></tr>		<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> to contain the result of the comparison of the method and input <var>Stringlist</var>s.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>sl</th>		<tr><th>sl</th>
	<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object.</td></tr>		<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object. The first 8 characters of each item must be an 8-digit increasing integer, used as sequence numbers for the <var class="term">%outList</var> items.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>inList</th>		<tr><th>inList</th>
	<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>		<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>
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	<td>A number indicating a synchronization count. When <var class="term">sl</var>, the method <var>Stringlist</var>, and the <var class="term">inList</var> <var>Stringlist</var> are being compared and a difference is found, <var class="term">syncCount</var> indicates the number of lines that must match before they are treated as a true match. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to 1.</td></tr>		<td>A number indicating a synchronization count. When <var class="term">sl</var>, the method <var>Stringlist</var>, and the <var class="term">inList</var> <var>Stringlist</var> are being compared and a difference is found, <var class="term">syncCount</var> indicates the number of lines that must match before they are treated as a true match. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to 1.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>pad</th>		<tr><th>pad</th>
	<td>The pad character to be used to pad any input ~~line that is too short~~. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to blank.</td></tr>		<td>The pad character to be used to pad any input item during the comparison to items in the other input <var>Stringlist</var>. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to blank.</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	~~<ol><li>~~
	For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <code>%objList</code>, contains these items:		For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <code>%objList</code>, contains these items:
	<p class="code">00010000b		<p class="code">00010000b
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	print 'Harvard Diving Team, 1908'		print 'Harvard Diving Team, 1908'
	</p>		</p>
	The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<code>%objlist</code>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]]</var>, using the third parameter, <var class="term">seqIncrement</var>, to indicate a sequence number.~~</ol>~~		The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<code>%objlist</code>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]]</var>, using the third parameter, <var class="term">seqIncrement</var>, to indicate a sequence number.

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Template:Stringlist:Compare footer}}		{{Template:Stringlist:Compare footer}}

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
			<ol><li>
	For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <code>%objList</code>, contains these items:		For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <code>%objList</code>, contains these items:

	<p class="code">00010000b		<p class="code">00010000b
	00020000		00020000
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	00050000end		00050000end
	</p>		</p>

	And the input argument <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <code>%argList</code>, contains these items:		And the input argument <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <code>%argList</code>, contains these items:

	<p class="code">b		<p class="code">b

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	print 'Harvard Diving Team, 1908'		print 'Harvard Diving Team, 1908'
	</p>		</p>
			The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<code>%objlist</code>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]]</var>, using the third parameter, <var class="term">seqIncrement</var>, to indicate a sequence number.</ol>
	The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<code>%objlist</code>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]]</var>, using the third parameter, <var class="term">seqIncrement</var>, to indicate a sequence number.

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Template:Stringlist:Compare footer}}		{{Template:Stringlist:Compare footer}}

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	<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>		<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>syncCount</th>		<tr><th>syncCount</th>
	<td>A number indicating a synchronization count. When <var>sl</var>, the method <var>Stringlist</var>, and the <var>~~inlist~~</var> <var>Stringlist</var> are being compared and a difference is found, <var>syncCount</var> indicates the number of lines that must match before they are treated as a true match. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to 1.</td></tr>		<td>A number indicating a synchronization count. When <var class="term">sl</var>, the method <var>Stringlist</var>, and the <var class="term">inList</var> <var>Stringlist</var> are being compared and a difference is found, <var class="term">syncCount</var> indicates the number of lines that must match before they are treated as a true match. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to 1.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>pad</th>		<tr><th>pad</th>
	<td>The pad character to be used to pad any input line that is too short. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to blank.</td></tr>		<td>The pad character to be used to pad any input line that is too short. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to blank.</td></tr>
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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <~~var class="~~code">%objList</~~var~~>, contains these items:		For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <code>%objList</code>, contains these items:

	<p class="code">00010000b		<p class="code">00010000b
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	</p>		</p>

	And the input argument <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <~~var class="~~code">%argList</~~var~~>, contains these items:		And the input argument <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <code>%argList</code>, contains these items:

	<p class="code">b		<p class="code">b
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	</p>		</p>

	This statement compares the <var>~~Stringlist~~</var>s:		This statement compares the two <var>Stringlists</var>:

	<p class="code">%outList = %objList:compare(%argList)		<p class="code">%outList = %objList:compare(%argList)
	</p>		</p>

	The result is the <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <tt>%outList</tt>, which contains:		The result is the <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <code>%outList</code>, which contains:

	<p class="code">.li;./ I 00030000 $ 00030001 00010000		<p class="code">.li;./ I 00030000 $ 00030001 00010000
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	</p>		</p>

	The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<tt>%objlist</tt>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]])</var>, using the third parameter to indicate a sequence number.		The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<code>%objlist</code>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]]</var>, using the third parameter, <var class="term">seqIncrement</var>, to indicate a sequence number.

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Template:Stringlist:Compare footer}}		{{Template:Stringlist:Compare footer}}

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	===Syntax terms===		===Syntax terms===
	<table class="syntaxTable">		<table class="syntaxTable">
	<tr><th>%~~outlist~~</th>		<tr><th>%outList</th>
	<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> to contain the result of the comparison of the method and input <var>Stringlist</var>s.</td></tr>		<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> to contain the result of the comparison of the method and input <var>Stringlist</var>s.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>sl</th>		<tr><th>sl</th>
	<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object.</td></tr>		<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>~~inlist~~</th>		<tr><th>inList</th>
	<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>		<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>~~synccount~~</th>		<tr><th>syncCount</th>
	<td>A number indicating a synchronization count. When <var>sl<var>, the method <var>Stringlist</var>, and the <var>inlist</var> <var>Stringlist</var> are being compared and a difference is found, <var>~~synccount~~</var> indicates the number of lines that must match before they are treated as a true match. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to 1.</td></tr>		<td>A number indicating a synchronization count. When <var>sl</var>, the method <var>Stringlist</var>, and the <var>inlist</var> <var>Stringlist</var> are being compared and a difference is found, <var>syncCount</var> indicates the number of lines that must match before they are treated as a true match. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to 1.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>pad</th>		<tr><th>pad</th>
	<td>The pad character to be used to pad any input line that is too short. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to blank.</td></tr>		<td>The pad character to be used to pad any input line that is too short. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to blank.</td></tr>
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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <tt>%objList</tt>, contains these items:		For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <var class="code">%objList</var>, contains these items:

	<p class="code">00010000b		<p class="code">00010000b
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	</p>		</p>

	And the input argument <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <tt>%argList</tt>, contains these items:		And the input argument <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <var class="code">%argList</var>, contains these items:

	<p class="code">b		<p class="code">b

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	The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<tt>%objlist</tt>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]])</var>, using the third parameter to indicate a sequence number.		The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<tt>%objlist</tt>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]])</var>, using the third parameter to indicate a sequence number.

	~~[[Category~~:Stringlist ~~methods\|~~Compare ~~function]]~~		==See also==
			{{Template:Stringlist:Compare footer}}

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	This method compares two <var>Stringlist</var>s and produces a <var>Stringlist</var> describing the differences between the two.		This method compares two <var>Stringlist</var>s and produces a <var>Stringlist</var> describing the differences between the two.

	The <var>Compare</var> method object, that is, the <var>Stringlist</var> against which <var>Compare</var> is being run, must have 8-byte long sequence numbers at the start of each item. As the term "sequence numbers" suggests, these numbers must consist exclusively of numeric characters with no leading blanks, and the numbers must be in sequential order. That is, the sequence number in each <var>Stringlist</var> item must be greater than the sequence number in the preceding item.		The <var>Compare</var> method object, that is, the <var>Stringlist</var> against which <var>Compare</var> is being run, must have 8-byte long sequence numbers at the start of each item. As the term "sequence numbers" suggests, these numbers must consist exclusively of numeric characters with no leading blanks, and the numbers must be in ascending, sequential order. That is, the sequence number in each <var>Stringlist</var> item must be greater than the sequence number in the preceding item.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
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	<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>		<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, which contains data that does not include 8-byte sequence numbers. This is a required argument.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>synccount</th>		<tr><th>synccount</th>
	<td>A number indicating a synchronization count. When ~~'''%~~sl~~'''~~, the method <var>Stringlist</var>, and the ~~'''~~inlist~~'''~~ <var>Stringlist</var> are being compared and a difference is found, ~~'''~~synccount~~'''~~ indicates the number of lines that must match before they are treated as a true match. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to 1.</td></tr>		<td>A number indicating a synchronization count. When <var>sl<var>, the method <var>Stringlist</var>, and the <var>inlist</var> <var>Stringlist</var> are being compared and a difference is found, <var>synccount</var> indicates the number of lines that must match before they are treated as a true match. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to 1.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>pad</th>		<tr><th>pad</th>
	<td>The pad character to be used to pad any input line that is too short. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to blank.</td></tr>		<td>The pad character to be used to pad any input line that is too short. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to blank.</td></tr>
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	==Usage notes==		==Usage notes==
	<ul><li>All errors in <var>Compare</var> result in request cancellation.</ul>		<ul><li>All errors in <var>Compare</var> result in request cancellation.<li>The output <var>Stringlist</var> produced by <var>Compare</var> is in a format that is suitable as input to <var>[[Update (Stringlist function)\|Update]]</var>.</ul>

	==Examples==		==Examples==
	~~The output~~ <var>Stringlist</var> ~~produced~~ by <~~var~~>~~Compare~~</~~var~~> ~~is in a format that is suitable as input to the [[Update (Stringlist function)]]. For example~~, ~~the method <var>Stringlist</var>~~ contains these items:		For example, assume the <var>Stringlist</var> object, identified by <tt>%objList</tt>, contains these items:

	<p class="code">00010000b		<p class="code">00010000b
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	</p>		</p>

	And the input argument <var>Stringlist</var> contains these items:		And the input argument <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <tt>%argList</tt>, contains these items:

	<p class="code">b		<p class="code">b
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	</p>		</p>

	The result is the <var>Stringlist</var> identified by %outList, which contains:		The result is the <var>Stringlist</var>, identified by <tt>%outList</tt>, which contains:

	<p class="code">.li;./ I 00030000 $ 00030001 00010000		<p class="code">.li;./ I 00030000 $ 00030001 00010000
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	</p>		</p>

	The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<tt>.%objlist</tt>, above) can be most easily created with ~~the~~ [[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)]]), using the third parameter to indicate a sequence number.		The method <var>Stringlist</var> for <var>Compare</var> (<tt>%objlist</tt>, above) can be most easily created with <var>[[AppendOpenProcedure (Stringlist function)\|AppendOpenProcedure]])</var>, using the third parameter to indicate a sequence number.

	[[Category:Stringlist methods\|Compare function]]		[[Category:Stringlist methods\|Compare function]]

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