Compare list of specific folders

[Indisent]

Hi Everyone,

I was searching but did not find my specific question. Here is what i'd like to do.

I have a bunch of user folders on ServerA and i've copied those folders to ServerB.

Server A and and Sever B for example have folders...USER1 - User 100. I would only like to compare Folders .. User 55 - User 95 ...that's just an example.

The folders are not in any kind of consecutive order..they are named by user initials then a 4 digit #. Is there a way for me to easily say i want to only compare this specific list of folders? I have a text file with the names of all the folders in it, could i do some sort of script to tell it to only compare folders that match those in my text file? How would i do that? I'm no script guru.

Thanks in advance.

[Chris]

Hi Indisent,

It isn't possible to import a list of filters from a text file. The easiest way to filter folders out of the comparison in Beyond Compare 2 is to right click on them in the Folder Viewer and select "Exclude".

If your file is just a list of folder names that you want to compare, another option is to paste it into Beyond Compare 2's File Filters dialog. In the Folder Viewer, select "Session > File Filters". Go to the "Filter by Name" tab. Delete the default * entry and paste in the list of folders you want to compare into the Include Folders section, with each name on a separate line.

[Indisent]

Thanks Chris....i'll try that.


Just tried adding my list to the include list and it did exactly what i was looking for. Thanks a million.