Thanks Daniel, that’s exactly what I was trying to find out. It addresses all the things that I am looking for in a compare tool, so I stopped looking and convinced my boss to get a site license (which gets really cheap). I’ve used Codewright, Araxis and Winmerge, and Beyond Compare is head and shoulders above those programs. I had one issue once where NAV wouldn’t let me import a text file due to an object number dupe (a textbox that I had copied over had the same number as an existing one), and that was easily fixed. It does not have a 3 way compare thing, but it lets you modify files that compile in NAV. This is days of usage, not calendar days. It says 30 day trial, but you get an extra 15 days. You can download a trial version of Beyond Compare here. I’m not making much sense here but you should really try it. The extra step to split up the big text file is really not all that much work, and I really like the clarity it gives me.įor instance, you don’t have to worry that you have the same objects in both files, because if BC doesn’t find a file of the same name in the other folder, you’ll see the file in one folder with an empty space in the other folder. All you need to do is split up the object files from two database into two folders, and it will give you a screen with all differences, from which you can then drill down into each individual file. It doesn’t like very long target pathnames, so use a temp folder on C.īeyond Compare lets you compare folders, which I use all the time. With a click of a button you can split a big object file into files per object, and you control what they are called. What I do now is export all objects into one text file, and then I use the text file splitter (you can download it from mibuso here). I used to feel the same way, but since I moved to Beyond Compare I have changed my mind. Obviously I could split the text file into individual objects, but that would be insane, I want all objects in one file.

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