Compare files of same size regardless of name

Hi all

Im have just discovered this software and I must say Im very impressed with it, but Im struggling to work this out so forgive me for asking...

Is there anyway to binary compare files based on matching their file sizes and regardless of their file names ?

I have looked at the 'Comparison Control' settings but I don't find anything there that helps.

If I click the 'Size' coloumn in the compare window, it sorts the files in to file sizes, but if the files don't have an identical file name it puts them on seprate lines and I then need to compare them one at a time which is mind numbingly tedious...

Is there a way to ignore the file names so that when I click the 'size' coloum I end up with files that are identical in size to be on the same line so I can compare multiple files at once ?

Sorry if Im missing something really obvious here, it seems like its so very close to doing what I need but I can't quite make it happen *sigh*

Sorry if this has been asked before, I wouldn't know what to search for to try and find the answer...

Can anyone help ?

Thanks !

Lisa

[Chris]

In the current version it will only match files for comparison if their file names match. You can ignore file extension differences by checking "Ignore file extension" in the Advanced tab of Session|Comparison Control and hitting View|Full Refresh.

If the name is different in more than file extension, the only option is to manually compare each pair of files using Actions|Compare To or Actions|Compare Contents.

Matching files on other than filename, including match on size, is on our wish list for a future version of Beyond Compare.

[LosMintos]

Hi,

I'm using Beyond Compare 3.0 and can't find the option mentioned above to ignore file extensions. Is it still available?

Thanks in advance!

[Aaron]

Hello,

It has been expanded and replaced with "Alignment Overrides" under the Session Settings -> Misc tab. This feature can use regular expressions to match particular parts of the file pair's names.

Alignment Overrides is a Pro version feature.

[knnknn]

Please add also "Rename if size and time matches".
Thus a renamed file will not have to be copied again.

[amancharlas]

Hello,

It has been expanded and replaced with "Alignment Overrides" under the Session Settings -> Misc tab. This feature can use regular expressions to match particular parts of the file pair's names.

Alignment Overrides is a Pro version feature.

Is it possible to use Alignment Overrides in scripting? If so How?

[Aaron]

It is possible. Setup a Folder Compare session using the graphical interface, and then Load it in script.

Let us know if you have any quesitons about setting it up.