Comparing computer files.

[Mel]

Thanks. Got it okay. Works with individual folders. Doesn't work if I
compare C:\ to D:\ (including sub folders) :-(

The version sent is v2.0. In version 2.1 their were quite a few changes:

REVISION HISTORY:
Changes in Version 2.1:
- Added a popup menu with a Refresh command to the treeviews.
- Fixed a problem where if the user chose the "Swap files" command after
cancelling a comparison, the files were erroneously displayed.
- Fixed a problem where if the user chose the "Swap files" command after
changing the path, the files were erroneously displayed.
- If a user copied or moved files in subdirectories, they were placed in
a single destination directory. Now they are placed in equivalent
subdirectories.
- Added an option to turn off CRC checking.
- Added a /s option to the command line to temporarily turn on
subdirectory searching for the current comparison.
- The shortcut key for viewing older files was changed from Ctrl+R to
Ctrl+D to avoid a conflict with the "Reverse checkmarks" shortcut key.
- Filename sorting now uses the character set of the current locale,
rather than the ASCII character set, so that files beginning with _
appear at the top of the alphabetized list.
- Added shortcut keys to the main dialog and Options dialog.
- After a comparison, the status bar now shows the number of equal files
along with the other counts.
- Implemented a two-second threshold when comparing files to take into
account that NT-based systems use a two-second resolution.
- Fixed a printing error where the second column was displayed in
italics even when the files were equal.
- Status bar counts are now cleared as they should be when the path is
changed.
- The window and listview fonts are now set using system settings
instead of being hardcoded. This allows the display of files in
non-Western characters such as Japanese. The code to do this was written
by Neil J. Rubenking.
- A progress dialog is now shown during copy, delete, or move operations
that take a long time.

Changes in Version 2.0:
- WMatch 2 is a full rewrite of an old PC Magazine favorite. The
original DOS version, called DirMatch, was written by Michael J. Mefford
and appeared in PC Magazine in 1989. WMatch 1, for 16-bit Windows, was
published in 1995. A 32-bit version called WMatch32 added support for
long filenames.

 

[John Fitzsimons]

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:08:48 +1000, in alt.comp.freeware RE: Re:
Comparing computer files. John Fitzsimons

Wow! Comparing C:\ to D:\ with subdirs enabled is a tall order. I
tried it on my winXP system and it started the compare, but I got
tired of waiting after about 30-seconds and canclled. Are you trying
to check a cloned drive to make sure it is cloned properly?

I have a backup of my HDD that I did a few weeks ago. To sort out a
problem I had recently I wanted to compare the two drives and get a
list of all new/altered files since that date.

What happens when you try to do the compare?

IIRC it freezes.

Regards, John.