Yeah, that is probably a workable solution.
My preference would be to be able to have more control with a SQL statement, if it is available and then compare the results with Beyond Compare.
One of the things I'm concerned about is the order of the many columns may change. I could sort the columns by name in the SQL to make sure I have them all. That would require a couple more steps with the XML. I have to repeat this with about 8 other similar CVs.
As well, the XML has information I don't care about.
But I do understand that beggars can't be choosers...
Steve