XMLDiff Unable to get -a command to work to append to log file

[Duncaroos89]

I've tried the following unsuccessfully to try and get multiple runs of XMLPatch to append to the log file:

Try 1

XMLPatch -o vanilla1.xml -d diff1.xml -u patched1.xml -l
XMLPatch -o patched1.xml -d diff2.xml -u patched1.xml -a

Try 2

XMLPatch -o vanilla1.xml -d diff1.xml -u patched1.xml -l
XMLPatch -o patched1.xml -d diff2.xml -u patched1.xml -l -a

Try 3

XMLPatch -o vanilla1.xml -d diff1.xml -u patched1.xml -l
XMLPatch -o patched1.xml -d diff2.xml -u patched1.xml -la

[chemodun]

Please provide a log files

And first variant will not work.
-a is modifier for a logging

[chemodun]

There is a log from your example2 fileset
"SWI wares.bat"

XMLPatch.exe -x diff.xsd -o "Base wares (v7.5).xml" -d "diff wares - SV.xml" -u "tmp_wares.xml" -l
XMLPatch.exe -x diff.xsd -o "tmp_wares.xml" -d "diff wares - COH.xml" -u "tmp_wares.xml" -la
XMLPatch.exe -x diff.xsd -o "tmp_wares.xml" -d "diff wares - TOA.xml" -u "tmp_wares.xml" -la
XMLPatch.exe -x diff.xsd -o "tmp_wares.xml" -d "diff wares - KE.xml" -u "tmp_wares.xml" -la
XMLPatch.exe -x diff.xsd -o "tmp_wares.xml" -d "diff wares - TL.xml" -u "tmp_wares.xml" -la
XMLPatch.exe -x diff.xsd -o "tmp_wares.xml" -d "diff wares - MINI_01.xml" -u "tmp_wares.xml" -la
XMLPatch.exe -x diff.xsd -o "tmp_wares.xml" -d "diff wares mod - SWI.xml" -u "SWIwares_complete.xml" -la
#pause

please check the lines started with Patching the original XML file
There is a result of grep from that log file

2025-02-26 13:38:55.6125 Info Patching the original XML file 'Base wares (v7.5).xml' with the diff XML file 'diff wares - SV.xml' to 'tmp_wares.xml'.
2025-02-26 13:38:57.4406 Info Patching the original XML file 'tmp_wares.xml' with the diff XML file 'diff wares - COH.xml' to 'tmp_wares.xml'.
2025-02-26 13:38:59.5052 Info Patching the original XML file 'tmp_wares.xml' with the diff XML file 'diff wares - TOA.xml' to 'tmp_wares.xml'.
2025-02-26 13:39:01.7592 Info Patching the original XML file 'tmp_wares.xml' with the diff XML file 'diff wares - KE.xml' to 'tmp_wares.xml'.
2025-02-26 13:39:03.5346 Info Patching the original XML file 'tmp_wares.xml' with the diff XML file 'diff wares - TL.xml' to 'tmp_wares.xml'.
2025-02-26 13:39:05.5342 Info Patching the original XML file 'tmp_wares.xml' with the diff XML file 'diff wares - MINI_01.xml' to 'tmp_wares.xml'.
2025-02-26 13:39:07.0380 Info Patching the original XML file 'tmp_wares.xml' with the diff XML file 'diff wares mod - SWI.xml' to 'SWIwares_complete.xml'.

XMLPatch.log.zip

[Duncaroos89]

Sorry, confirmed for XMLPatch. I made a mistake - it was for XMLDiff.exe

Files are here

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-04U5L3ASiqB0mqtEPgD037YFi5F4aNX?usp=sharing

1. When running .bat file as-is (after making adjustments on your end for file path for your workspace), -la command does not append; looks like it skips the command.

2. Editing .bat file to remove comment for last XMLDiff run (i.e., activating XMLDiff for comparing MINI_01 DLC from v7.1 to v7.5, which results in error as MINI_01 did not exist [on purpose to force a file read error]) causes the log file to be completely replaced and -la command is ignored.

[chemodun]

Ok, found. accepted