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SoftwareDeveloper
Joined: 24 Aug 2012 Posts: 4
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:41 am Post subject: RIP Compare and Merge |
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You were the best of a crowded class. |
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TGRMN Software Site Admin
Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8763
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SoftwareDeveloper
Joined: 24 Aug 2012 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject: Yes |
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Hello,
Yes, I've sent two emails to customer support in the last year, and tried to start a new thread/topic here last week on Compare and Merge. The new topic never showed up, the emails weren't answered, and I found this thread. So I figured CandM has gone away. The last update to CandM was quite some time ago.
I found Compare and Merge the most elegant of its class. I'm a fan. So much so we bought at least a dozen licenses for others at our site. But we all recently upgraded to W7 (64) from XP (32), and have lost the Explorer shell integration.
Comparing two folders used to be as simple as selecting both then right-clicking and selecting Compare. Now that the feature is lost in W7, it's much more cumbersome to do folder compares by launching the program, selecting folder compare, navigating to the first folder, then navigating to the second folder, then refreshing. Other software developers here are now pushing to switch to Beyond Compare, which continues to offer shell integration in W7, but I keep holding them off and trying to contact you guys to fix this, even if it means a cost upgrade.
Thanks for your time. |
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TGRMN Software Site Admin
Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8763
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:02 am Post subject: |
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Hi, I'll look into that, I think it's just a matter of recompiling the windows explorer extension for 64-bit. I agree C&M , especially in combination with ViceVersa, is the best text comparison program there is! thanks _________________ --
TGRMN Software Support
http://www.tgrmn.com
http://www.compareandmerge.com |
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SoftwareDeveloper
Joined: 24 Aug 2012 Posts: 4
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Hello, have you had a chance to look into this? A new distribution with the fix would be much appreciated. Thank you. |
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TGRMN Software Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Hi, we have a new CompareAndMerge installer for 64-bit that we are about to release: the Windows Explorer extension was now compiled for 64-bit and it's working fine. Please write to support @ tgrmn.com if you wish to try it, thank you. _________________ --
TGRMN Software Support
http://www.tgrmn.com
http://www.compareandmerge.com |
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TGRMN Software Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:49 am Post subject: |
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BTW, you should give a try to ViceVersa PRO + Compare And Merge too Together they are very powerful for comparing and reconciling source code and text files. ViceVersa can be used to compare the folders, while Compare And Merge is invoked by ViceVersa to compare the file's contents. thanks. _________________ --
TGRMN Software Support
http://www.tgrmn.com
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SoftwareDeveloper
Joined: 24 Aug 2012 Posts: 4
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject: Email sent |
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Thanks, sent email yesterday asking to try 64 bit version, right after you posted this. Haven't heard back.
How is ViceVersa integration different from the built-in folder compare that already exists in Compare and Merge (which is simple and works nicely)?
Marc |
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TGRMN Software Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, got your e-mail, I'll write back asap. ViceVersa can be used for all type of files (not only text files) and it's designed to deal with a bigger number of files. Myself I also find the displaying of the comparison by ViceVersa (side-by-side) clearer and easier to use. thanks _________________ --
TGRMN Software Support
http://www.tgrmn.com
http://www.compareandmerge.com |
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