Compare files inside 7z archives

[Flarna]

Is it somehow possible to compare files via the Total Commander function to compare folders which are inside a 7z archive?

e.a. in left window I list files inside some folder in a 7z file
in right window I have some folder on my disk

now I press the compare folders button.

I get the file lists but total commander can't tell if the files are equal or not.

if I do the same with a .zip file instead a .7z file it works fine and files are compared.

[Sir_SiLvA]

Thats because Zip is handled internal by TC while 7zip-Files need 7Zip-Plugins to work and though the answer is no.

[karlchen]

Hello, Flarna.

I do not quite understand which problem you are experiencing.

• In the left panel the 7z-archive Lucid_TC_Config.7z is opened. - This file holds all relevant T.C. configuration files.
• In the right panel the Total Commander programme folder is opened. - No need to explain what might be in it.
• The function "Mark => Compare Directories" is launched.
  Total Commander definitely marks all files in the right panel which
  + either do not exist in the left panel (7z-archive)
  + or are newer than in the left panel (7z-archive)

So "Compare Directories" does work as far as I can tell.
Did I miss something?

Kind regards,
Karl
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Environment:
+ Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), 32-bit
+ Wine 1.2.2
+ Total Commander 7.56a
+ 7zip plugin v0.5.8, 2008-01-20

[Flarna]

Sorry, seems I was not concrete enough.
Compare directories with flag 'by content' set doesn't work in 7z files as in zip files.
For 7 zip files I get only "?" (if size and timestamp matches) whereas for zip files a real comparison is done and I get an equal or not equal result.

[Hacker]

Hello Flarna,

Compare directories with flag 'by content' set doesn't work in 7z files as in zip files.

You probably mean Synchronize directories instead of Compare directories?

Roman

[Flarna]

You probably mean Synchronize directories instead of Compare directories?

Yep, you are correct. Next time I use total commander to translate...

[Sir_SiLvA]

2Flarna: your question was allready answered by me
(your english is as bad as mine so i figured u mean synchronize...)

[karlchen]

Hello, Flarna. Hello, Sir_SiLvA.

Total Commander function "Synchronize Dirs ...": I can confirm that "Compare by content" does not work for 7z-archives here, either.

Cheers,
Karl