button bar button action: specify two files on same side?

[marlon]

When configuring action of a button.....is there a way to specify "parameters" for two files on same (i.e. both on either target or source) side?

Specifying parameters=%p%n %t%m works fine if one file is on either side. But I want to send 2 files in, say, Target dir, to my external file compare program. When I highlight 2 files and select Files/Compare_by_content (the internal file compare utility) TC has no problem figuring out what I want to do. But I can't seem to find any way to send the same 2 files to an external program.

THanks.

[sqa_wizard]

But I want to send 2 files in, say, Target dir, to my external file compare program

For this special case of an external compare program, just add a line to your wincmd.ini:

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CompareTool=c:\WinTools\WinMerge\WinMerge.exe

Just edit the path and name of your tool accordingly.

[marlon]

Seems like I used to know that at one time. That works fine and with cm_CompareFilesByContent my button for file compare remains the same!

Having made the change, does there remain any way to call the internal compare tool? (The internal tool is faster than "Compare It!" so I use it sometimes.)

THanks.

[sqa_wizard]

does there remain any way to call the internal compare tool?

Yes, you just have to use "cm_IntCompareFilesByContent" (at button, menu or shortcut)

I defined my shortcuts as Alt-C / Shift-Alt-C

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[Shortcuts]
A+C=cm_CompareFilesByContent
AS+C=cm_IntCompareFilesByContent

[marlon]

Cool. Very convenient.
I should have noticed cm_IntCompareFilesByContent!

THanks much for the help. Wish everything worked as slick as TC!