Change Start Menu parameter %S

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Change Start Menu parameter %S

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%S seems to mean selected files in the active tab, not ALL selected files in general (i.e. in all tabs).
I wish it were, since that's how I could have activated a compare program on 2 files in different directories.

Is this a bug or a feature?
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Post by *sqa_wizard »

%S seems to mean selected files in the active tab
Yes this is how it is designed.

In case of an external compare tool, you can add a line in the WINCMD.INI file:

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CompareTool=c:\WinTools\WinMerge\WinMerge.exe
Note: you may have to correct the path and filename to match your used tool.

Now ALL selected files (only left, only right or both) will be found.
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Post by *abc »

That works for compare. Thanks.

I do think that a parameter to pick all selected files from ALL open tabs is a useful one for other programs besides a compare program.
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