File Comparison Tool
Ed Dressel
could get it). I thought there was want with NT OS, but I can not seem to
find it.
Thanks
Ed Dressel
Stefan Hoffmeister
>Anyone one know of a good file comparison tool (and please mention where I
>could get it).
IMNSHO, the best, fastest, easiest to use differ / merger around on any
platform.
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John Herbster
does directories, pairs of files, dfm files, etc. and I love it.
Rgds, JohnH
Jeff Overcash (TeamB)
>
>
> http://www.araxis.com/
>
> IMNSHO, the best, fastest, easiest to use differ / merger around on any
> platform.
Agreed, I started using this about 3 months ago and love it.
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Ralph Friedman (TeamB)
> Ed, Ask in the thirdparty-tools about "BeyondCompare". It's cheap,
> does directories, pairs of files, dfm files, etc. and I love it.
>
and it's written in Delphi
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Mike Orriss (TeamB)
> Agreed, I started using this about 3 months ago and love it.
>
So did I (on Stefan's recommendation) and it is easily the best such tool
I've ever used.
Mike Orriss (TeamB and DevExpress)
Joe Real
kind of utility?
Jeff Overcash (TeamB)
>
> How can you guys love this when I think the price is trough the roof for such
> kind of utility?
I use it about 5-6 times a week. In less than one week it saves me enough
billable time to more than pay for it.
William Meyer
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> How can you guys love this when I think the price is trough the roof for
such
> kind of utility?
I don't think it's "through the roof", but I use BeyondCompare now, and am
pleased with it, and it's much less money, IIRC.
Bill
Stefan Hoffmeister
>How can you guys love this when I think the price is trough the roof for such
>kind of utility?
It's simply worth it.
Mike Orriss (TeamB)
> How can you guys love this when I think the price is trough the roof for such
> kind of utility?
>
It allows me to do things I couldn't do easily otherwise.
The price is peanuts compared with my billable time.
Take, for example, the situation where I have three directories D1, D1A and D2.
D1 contains the source files of version 1 of a thirdparty component, D1A
contains my updated files and D2 contains the latest version.
I can do a directory compare of D1 and D1A, producing an automatic set of
comparisons of changed files. The three way comparison merge then lets me see,
at a glance, my changes between D1 and D1A and I can apply, on a change by
change basis, those changes to D2.
Also, I have Araxis Merge set up as a Delphi tool so that it automatically
displays the differences between the current PAS file and its associated ~PAS.
The latest upgrade supports automatic merging, but I haven't had time to get to
grips with it yet.
John Herbster
> Take, for example, the situation where [comparing and merging]
three directories ...
Thanks Mike, for the info about the http://www.araxis.com/ compare
and merge program. Will it show DFM file sources? AFAIK,
BeyondCompare (http://www.scootersoftware.com/) only does two
directories or files at a time, but it will show source and allow
merging DFM file sources. BC is US$30. Regards, JohnH (I think that
this thread should be in thirdparty-tools.)
Marc Scheuner
<Borland.N...@econos.com> wrote:
>: "Ed Dressel" <Dressel@Bigfoot_NOSPAM_.com> wrote:
>>Anyone one know of a good file comparison tool (and please mention where I
>>could get it).
>
> http://www.araxis.com/
>
>IMNSHO, the best, fastest, easiest to use differ / merger around on any
>platform.
Yup, second that - plus AFAIK it's the only one that can handle
UNICODE - which is essential for me. Actually it can even compare an
ANSI file to a UNICODE one - pretty cool!
Marc
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Ed Dressel
> does directories, pairs of files, dfm files, etc. and I love it.
> Rgds, JohnH
Thanks
I saw that in 3rd party. Because I was not looking for a Delphi component I
asked here. I did a quick search for it in google and a couple other sites,
and could not find it.
Ed Dressel
Andy West
>
>I saw that in 3rd party. Because I was not looking for a Delphi
>component I asked here. I did a quick search for it in google and a
>couple other sites, and could not find it.
>
www.scootersoftware.com
Comes up first searching on BeyondCompare and File Comparison. It pays to
be specific <g>
Andy
Ralph Friedman (TeamB)
> Comes up first searching on BeyondCompare and File Comparison. It pays to
> be specific <g>
>
Let me add that Tim Thousand is one of the most responsive and cooperative
authors with which I've ever dealt. (What that means is that he incorporated a
couple of my ideas early on<g>)
Stefan Hoffmeister
Well, I can say exactly the same about Jason Shannon, one of the
author's of Araxis Merge :->
Ralph Friedman (TeamB)
wrote:
> Well, I can say exactly the same about Jason Shannon, one of the
> author's of Araxis Merge :->
>
didn't say he wasn't. Just haven't used it much. Had an aversion to it because
I was ordered to use it at one point. ;-)>
John Herbster
>> Let me add that [fill in name] is one of the most responsive and
cooperative authors with which I've ever dealt. (What that means is
Does that mean that you guys accepted a free copy -- not that you
didn't deserve it? But could the pride of invention or getting
something free, color your opinions? Regards, JohnH
Stefan Hoffmeister
>Does that mean that you guys accepted a free copy -- not that you
>didn't deserve it?
As a customer, I consider it important to provide qualified feedback and
request enhancement - because that only will do *me* good, selfish as I
am.
So whenever I find a tool *I like*, I begin providing feedback - Araxis
Merge, NASM, TortoiseCVS, GExperts, Winzip, ...
In the case of Araxis Merge, I was given a licence key - and this is by
no means the only tool where through providing qualified and quality
feedback I obtained a licence key. IOW, I did not spend money on my
licence, but I spent an awful lot of time on it.
>But could the pride of invention or getting
>something free, color your opinions?
It could, but it does not. I refuse to use what I consider to be
sub-standard tools, so *my* only option *is* Araxis Merge. If there was
a better tool around than Araxis Merge - I would jump to it as soon as
possible.
But there is no better, faster, easier to use differ / merger around
than Araxis Merge.
William Meyer
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> In article <3acb309d$1_1@dnews>, John Herbster wrote:
> > Ed, Ask in the thirdparty-tools about "BeyondCompare". It's cheap,
> > does directories, pairs of files, dfm files, etc. and I love it.
And now, having tried the trial version of Araxis Merge, I see little reason
to change. Some of the UI design in Merge feels awkward to me, and I've not
(yet) had occasion to do a 3-way comparison. I will keep trying it through
my 30 day eval term, but so far, I prefer BeyondCompare.
Bill
Ralph Friedman (TeamB)
> Does that mean that you guys accepted a free copy -- not that you
> didn't deserve it? But could the pride of invention or getting
> something free, color your opinions?
>
I am a paid, registered user of BeyondCompare. It serves my needs and, as I
said, I have an irrational bias against Araxis
Rudy Velthuis (TeamB)
says...
I am also a paid registered user of BeyondCompare and have used it quite
a lot. I tried Araxis Merge, and it is really good. But too expensive for
a hobbyist like me, who doesn't need it that often (I can do with
BeyondCompare for my needs). It would be different if I were doing this
for money. I'd not hesitate to buy it.
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Rudy Velthuis (TeamB)
Ralph Friedman (TeamB)
> I am a paid, registered user of BeyondCompare.
>
should read
I am a paid-up, registered user of BeyondCompare.