I haven't tried this in a while, so I can't tell when it broke:
I've created a file format that encompasses several file types that have version information in them. The file format contains Grammer that defines the version information in each file type as unimportant with everything else being important.
My new Version Control file format is at the top of my file formats list, and double-clicking on any file pair opens a text compare that shows the files to be equal if the ignore differences option is enabled. Upon returning to the folder compare, the equality column between the two sides is appropriately set to (≈).
All is well up to this point. The failure comes when I compare the files from within the folder compare session:
Session Settings - Comparison tab:
Session Settings - Handling tab:
I am comparing two fully expanded folder structures. The files in the folders have different datetime stamps. If I select one or more file pairs and perform a rules-based comparison from the right-click context menu, the equality column between the two sides is updated to show the files as binarily inequivalent (0100 ≠). I was expecting them to show as similar (≈). It does not matter if I have the "Ignore Unimportant Differences" toggle enabled or not, the results are always the same, and BC3 appears to be doing a binary comparison even though I am asking for a rules-based comparison.
Please, this needs to be fixed.
I've created a file format that encompasses several file types that have version information in them. The file format contains Grammer that defines the version information in each file type as unimportant with everything else being important.
My new Version Control file format is at the top of my file formats list, and double-clicking on any file pair opens a text compare that shows the files to be equal if the ignore differences option is enabled. Upon returning to the folder compare, the equality column between the two sides is appropriately set to (≈).
All is well up to this point. The failure comes when I compare the files from within the folder compare session:
Session Settings - Comparison tab:
All quick tests are disabled, and the Compare contents section is set to "Rules-based comparison"
Session Settings - Handling tab:
All folder handling options are disabled (no automatic scan of subfolders in background)
I am comparing two fully expanded folder structures. The files in the folders have different datetime stamps. If I select one or more file pairs and perform a rules-based comparison from the right-click context menu, the equality column between the two sides is updated to show the files as binarily inequivalent (0100 ≠). I was expecting them to show as similar (≈). It does not matter if I have the "Ignore Unimportant Differences" toggle enabled or not, the results are always the same, and BC3 appears to be doing a binary comparison even though I am asking for a rules-based comparison.
Please, this needs to be fixed.
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