barrytraver wrote:
I have two versions of a REAL Studio program, and I need to know what differences exist between the two. In short, I need to do a "file compare."
P.S. The reason I need to do this is that somehow I introduced a bug between the two versions, and I can find the bug only if I can check what's been changed from the earlier version to the later. The program is a lengthy one (over sixty pages to print out the source code),
Try this freeware, cross-platform difference/merge tool:
http://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/1: Save each real-studio software-version as "version control" in save dialog in real-studio in each their own separate folder.
2: Run DiffMerge and use the "folder compare" option and point each folder as a version to compare
3: You will now quickly and easy be able to see exactly what's different between the versions.
Then you can double-click on every file there is a difference with and instantly get colorized exactly whats different between them.
I love DiffMerge from Sourcegear since it works identical on Windows, Mac and Linux. Great if you are developing on many platforms and wanna stay as simple as possible.
Works like a charm on nested folder-hierarchies too. I use it on all kinds of source-code, realstudio, C++, PHP, Javascript and much more