Insert after last row for CSV Text Compare?

[ddenenberg]

Is there a way to create a new row after the last record when doing a CSV text compare? The single Insert action appears only capable of inserting before the current row.

To physically place a new row at the very end, one must open the CSV file in another editor after inserting the row in the Text Compare session. I am not looking for the Beyond Compare CSV key configuration that controls how the file is sorted in the Text Compare session -- as far as I can tell, that has no impact on the physical order of the records in the actual file.

Thanks.

[Aaron]

Hello,

The Text Compare session is the view used for plain text information. You can place the cursor at the end of the last line and hit Enter to make a new line below it.

CSV files are usually opened by default in the BC3 Data Compare (or BC4 Table Compare), which has the Edit menu -> Insert command. This does only place the insert above. You can use the Session menu -> Compare Files Using, and compare into a Text Compare to add the last row (like you use an external editor).

Adding the ability to Insert After is something on our wishlist.

[ddenenberg]

Sorry, my mistake... I meant "Table Compare" not "Text Compare". Is there a way to do the same in Table Compare?

[Aaron]

Hello,

Not in BC3 or BC4. You can launch the current files into a Text Compare with the Session menu -> Compare Files Using command, edit them, then hop back (or use the external tool like you have been). Inserting below directly in the Table Compare is a feature we'd like to tackle, and it's on our wishlist.