File comparision utility

S

SANTANDER

need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware, to
compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.

Regards,
S.
 
A

AlmostBob

dont have an answer, but I think you need to expand on what you want your
utility to do.
these strings are functionally identical, equally trivial, but way different
1
<?php
echo 'hello'
?>
2
<?php echo 'hello' ?>
a file comparison utility would throw a fit


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"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
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> need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware, to
> compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.
>
> Regards,
> S.
>
 
G

glee

WinDiff, available on the Windows 98 CD, in the "\tools\reskit\file" folder. You
can install the entire ResKit (Resource Kit), or you can just copy the needed files
for WinDiff: windiff.exe, windiff.hlp, and gutils.dll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinDiff

How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159214
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"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
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> need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware, to
> compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.
>
> Regards,
> S.
>
 
S

SANTANDER

Will try this WinDiff. From screenshot not clear whether it can show
differences in side-by-side format, though.
I need compare CSS files and some other text files to see difference.

Regards,
S.
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"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
news:%23X5Vok2AIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> WinDiff, available on the Windows 98 CD, in the "\tools\reskit\file"
folder. You
> can install the entire ResKit (Resource Kit), or you can just copy the
needed files
> for WinDiff: windiff.exe, windiff.hlp, and gutils.dll
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinDiff
>
> How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159214
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
> http://dts-l.org/
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
> news:Ofpfd40AIHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware, to
> > compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.
> >
> > Regards,
> > S.
> >
>
 
G

glee

If you need side-by-side comparison (which IIRC Windiff does not do), this might
better suit your needs:

ExamDiff
http://www.prestosoft.com/edp_examdiff.asp

Try them both, and use what suits you best....they are both free.

I have also used CSDiff in the past, but it doesn't do side-by-side either, IIRC:
http://www.componentsoftware.com/Products/CSDiff/index.htm
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"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
news:uzn7Us5AIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Will try this WinDiff. From screenshot not clear whether it can show
> differences in side-by-side format, though.
> I need compare CSS files and some other text files to see difference.
>
> Regards,
> S.
> --
>
> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:%23X5Vok2AIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> WinDiff, available on the Windows 98 CD, in the "\tools\reskit\file"
> folder. You
>> can install the entire ResKit (Resource Kit), or you can just copy the
> needed files
>> for WinDiff: windiff.exe, windiff.hlp, and gutils.dll
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinDiff
>>
>> How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159214
>> --
>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>> http://dts-l.org/
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>> news:Ofpfd40AIHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware, to
>> > compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > S.
>> >
>>
>
 
S

SANTANDER

Should I put Windif files in 'Program Files' directory?

Regards,
S.


"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
news:%23X5Vok2AIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> WinDiff, available on the Windows 98 CD, in the "\tools\reskit\file"
folder. You
> can install the entire ResKit (Resource Kit), or you can just copy the
needed files
> for WinDiff: windiff.exe, windiff.hlp, and gutils.dll
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinDiff
>
> How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159214
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
> http://dts-l.org/
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
> news:Ofpfd40AIHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware, to
> > compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.
> >
> > Regards,
> > S.
> >
>
 
F

Franc Zabkar

On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:48:50 +0300, "SANTANDER"
<santander@microsoft.news> put finger to keyboard and composed:

>need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware, to
>compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.
>
>Regards,
>S.

Switch to a DOS prompt and use the built-in fc.exe command.

Type "fc /?" for usage information.

For example, the following command performs a binary comparison of two
files:

fc /b file1 file2

An ASCII comparison will identify dissimilar blocks of text and will
resync if the differences aren't too great.

- Franc Zabkar
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G

glee

If you wish.....you can make a Windiff folder under Program Files and put the files
there.
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http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
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> Should I put Windif files in 'Program Files' directory?
>
> Regards,
> S.
>
>
> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:%23X5Vok2AIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> WinDiff, available on the Windows 98 CD, in the "\tools\reskit\file"
> folder. You
>> can install the entire ResKit (Resource Kit), or you can just copy the
> needed files
>> for WinDiff: windiff.exe, windiff.hlp, and gutils.dll
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinDiff
>>
>> How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159214
>> --
>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>> http://dts-l.org/
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>> news:Ofpfd40AIHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware, to
>> > compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > S.
>> >
>>
>
 
S

SANTANDER

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
news:Oz7t5T6AIHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> If you wish.....you can make a Windiff folder under Program Files and put
the files
> there.
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
> http://dts-l.org/
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
> news:uc5ie85AIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Should I put Windif files in 'Program Files' directory?
> >
> > Regards,
> > S.
> >
> >
> > "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23X5Vok2AIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> WinDiff, available on the Windows 98 CD, in the "\tools\reskit\file"
> > folder. You
> >> can install the entire ResKit (Resource Kit), or you can just copy the
> > needed files
> >> for WinDiff: windiff.exe, windiff.hlp, and gutils.dll
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinDiff
> >>
> >> How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159214
> >> --
> >> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
> >> http://dts-l.org/
> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
> >> news:Ofpfd40AIHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> > need recomendations for some good file comparision utility, freeware,
to
> >> > compare text files, scripts, css files. Standalone is preferable.
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > S.
------------

WinDiff is good thing. ExamDiff not tried yet. As to DOS based comparision
fc it looks difficult to get visual info.
Thanks a lot.

S.
 
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