Dim S1 As String = "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party"
Dim S2 As String = "It was the time for good women to come to the aid of the men too"
Log("S1 = """ & S1 & """")
Log("S2 = """ & S2 & """")
Log("TO GET FROM S1 TO S2:")
WhatChanged(S1, S2)
Sub WhatChanged(S1 As String, S2 As String)
If S1.Length = 0 And S2.Length = 0 Then
'nothing to do
else if S1.Length = 0 Then
Log("delete """ & S2 & """")
else if S2.Length = 0 Then
Log("add """ & S1 & """")
Else
For L = S1.Length To 5 Step -1 'less than 5 = just do replacement
For P1 = 0 To S1.Length - L
Dim LookFor As String = S1.SubString2(P1, P1 + L)
Dim P2 As Int = S2.IndexOf(LookFor)
If P2 >= 0 Then
WhatChanged(S1.SubString2(0, P1), S2.SubString2(0, P2))
Log("keep """ & LookFor & """")
WhatChanged(S1.SubString(P1 + L), S2.SubString(P2 + L))
Return
End If
Next
Next
Log("replace """ & S1 & """ with """ & S2 & """")
End If
End Sub