Cannot edit file

[misi01]

I'm sure this is a trivial problem, but I've searched in the online help and the results kinda presuppose that the question here isn't a problem. I'm editing 2 files, both of which I have access to in the normal manner (i.e. I can edit them in notepad etc).

Trouble is, when I compare them using BC2, any "edit" menu options are disabled as shown in the attached screen capture.

What am I doing wrong ('cos I'm sure it's my fault)

[Zoë]

This can be caused by a few different issues:

1. You're comparing files whose file formats don't allow editing. That includes the "MS Word" and "PDF" formats, plus a few of the downloadable ones.
2. You've passed /readonly or /ro on the command line.
3. You have "Disable editing" checked in the "Session Settings" dialog, for either the text compare or the directory compare it came from.

[misi01]

Thanks Craig

Since the code is simple txt files and I'm NOT running it as a batch program, I'm going to go with the 3rd option. Will test it on monday at work.

[misi01]

The "problem" was

the fact that my rules for txt files had "Remove Rich Text Formatting " marked, and as the online help states

This improves visual comparisons, but since information is lost during the conversion, editing is disabled

Thanks