BC hangs on binary comparison

[hanielc]

Hi,

I have a session set up with Criteria set to Compare Timestamps and Compare Contents = Binary comparison. Quite often I find that BC will hang during the comparison process. This happens on random flies (regardless of file type or size). When it happens, I cannot even close the application. Instead, I'm forced to bring up the Task Manager and kill BC. Any suggestions? I'm running BC 2.2 (build 218).

Thanks in advance,
-Haniel

[Chris]

Re: BC hangs on binary comparison

Are the files local? Or on an ftp or network drive?

Do you experience any hangs if you copy the files between locations using Windows Explorer?

[Zoë]

Re: BC hangs on binary comparison

Haniel,

Did this just start happening in 2.2, or were you having the same trouble in a previous release?

[Guest]

Re: BC hangs on binary comparison

It happens on synchronization between a local directory and an FTP site.

[Guest]

Re: BC hangs on binary comparison

Craig,

It has been happening since previous versions (2.1 I believe).

Any suggestions?

[Chris]

Re: BC hangs on binary comparison

Try setting ftp to passive mode from Tools|Options and the Firewall / Proxy section.
Also, are there any symlinks in the folder you are comparing on the ftp server? Changing the link resolution settings might also help if a link is causing the hang. You can find link resolution under Tools|Options Ftp.