Navision source code(Text file) comparison tool?

robson

We have MBS Navision Developer's Toolkit from Microsoft. Do you have other recommendations?

Thanks.

chucma

I quite like Araxis Merge for doing a quick compare between 2 text files. It also allows you to copy the differences across.

Cheers.

SteveO

I like a product called Compare It. It's similar to Araxis Merge but I find it a bit better to use (just a preference no concrete evidence )

kriki

And to continue the list : I use "Winmerge".
But I promise to try the others :-)

DenSter

I use Beyond Compare myself. Check it out at www.scootersoftware.com

ara3n

I use codewright.

http://www.borland.com/us/products/classic_products/index.html

I've gotten used to it. It allows you to merge the code as well, so you don't have to do any any typing or manual merging.

robson

Thanks everyone!

That will help more people.

DenSter

Borland Codewright: $399 single user
Beyond compare: $30 single user, goes down to something like $15 per user if yu get a volume license

I used to use codewright until we lost the CD. All I used was the text compare anyway, and beyond compare is better at that, at just 10% of the price.

ara3n

Yeah it's a bit expensive, and I only use the compare tool as well.
If I loose the install file, I'll give beyond compare a try.

aci

WinMerge is free and open source. Not only it compares 2 files, but it compares 2 folders and the differences between them. You double click a file to see the differences. This could come in handy if you have 2 different sets of source code files and want to find the changes between them. It also supports integration with Windows Explorer, but you have to turn that option on in "System" tab in Edit-->Options.

http://winmerge.org

DenSter

Yep Beyond Compare also compares folders, which is a very useful tool. I can export all objects, use the filesplitter from the download section and do the folder compare, very fast to work with.

Dakkon

Codewright is a full blown customizeable editor, so I doubt anyone here is recommending buying it for it's compare tool (It's a great editor and has plenty of merits though). My personal favorite for comparison is Araxis, it's a bit more pricey then "beyond compare" but it will do just about anything you need in the way of comparing/merging files and directories.

DenSter

Well we have a very old version of codewright, and the compare tool is the only part that I ever used. I doubt that anyone in the company that I work for uses it for anything else, and I would say because of that it would be a waste of money to buy it.

Marije_Brummel

We use beyond compare for quick compare issues, and the Devtoolkit for larger compares like an upgrade.