Re: Comparing source members

Another problem I have with this compare, at least in CL, is that a change
sometimes wipes out a whole line of code. I find it very unreliable, and
prefer the CODE version.

Also with the CODE version, I compare two members that are already open.
With the LPEX version, I have to go find the 2nd member, even if it is
already open. What a PITA!

Jim

On Dec 21, 2007 8:39 AM, Adam Glauser <adamglauser@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Joe Pluta wrote:

Back in a previous life, I thought I remembered that the Compare with

each

other option of WDSC worked relatively well. That seems to have been a
dream, because today I can't get around the issue of source dates and
sequence numbers not matching.

Sorry for the double reply. I just remembered yet another compare
function that you can use. If you have a member open in the RS LPEX
editor, click the blue delta/triangle in the toolbar (or 'Edit ->
Compare to file...'). Then, browse to the desired member for
comparison. I just did a quick test and this method seems to ignore the
sequence number and date. IIRC, it is the same as the compare function
from the CoDE editor.

From my perspective, there are two negative aspects of this compare
function. Firstly, it is a PITA to browse to the comparison target
repeatedly. Secondly, it presents the differences in "stacked" format
(ala diff or CMPPFM), but distinguishes adds/deletes by colours instead
of front-of-line characters. Every time I use it I have to think a bit
about which colour means which, but that maybe that is a matter of a
PEBKAC and this won't be a problem for others.