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VssConnect relies on an external application to handle file difference and file merging operations. This helps keep the cost of VssConnect down and it allows the user to use their favorite application for these tasks. This page is dedicated to listing some of the choices available along with the command line parameters that should be used within VssConnect.

 

Note: 3-way merging is not required but it greatly simplifies file merging when working with multiple checkout databases.

 

WinMerge - Free!
File Difference

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMerge.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2 /dl $1 /dr $2 /u

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMerge.exe" %1 %2

File Merge (2-way only)

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMerge.exe
Command Arguments:%1 %2 %4 /dl $1 /dr $2 /u /wl

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMerge.exe" %1 %2

Compare It! - Grig Software
File Difference

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Compare It!\wincmp3.exe
Command Arguments: %1 /=$1 %2 /=$2

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Compare It!\wincmp3.exe" %1 %2

File Merge (2-way only)

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Compare It!\wincmp3.exe
Command Arguments: %1 /=$1 %2 /=$2 /R1

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Compare It!\wincmp3.exe" %1 %2

Merge 6.5 for Windows - Araxis Ltd.
File Difference

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Araxis\Araxis Merge v6.5\compare.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2 /title1:$1 /title2:$2 /wait /max

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line:
"C:\Program Files\Araxis\Araxis Merge v6.5\compare.exe" %1 %2 /wait /max

File Merge (2-way)

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Araxis\Araxis Merge v6.5\compare.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2 %4 /title1:$1 /title2:$2 /wait /max

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Araxis\Araxis Merge v6.5\compare.exe" %1 %2 /wait /max

File Merge (3-way)

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Araxis\Araxis Merge v6.5\compare.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2 %3 %4 /a3 /title1:$1 /title2:$2 /title3:$3 /wait /max

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Araxis\Araxis Merge v6.5\compare.exe" %3 %2 %1 /3 /a2 /wait /max

Tip: You may also want to disable the confirmation to close Merge when file comparisons are open. Go to the 'View' menu, select 'Options', select the 'Application' node and un-check 'Confirm application close when file comparisons are open'.

Beyond Compare - ScooterSoftware Inc.
File Difference

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 2\BC2.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2 /title1=$1 /title2=$2

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 2\BC2.exe" %1 %2 /readonly

File Merge  (2-way)

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 2\BC2.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2 /mergeoutput=%4 /title1=$1 /title2=$2 /title4=$4

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 2\BC2.exe" %1 %2

File Merge (3-way)

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 2\BC2.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2 %3 %4 /title1=$1 /title2=$2 /title3=$3

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 2\BC2.exe" %1 %2 %3

Tip: Uncheck the checkbox on the initial startup dialog if you want BeyondCompare to go immediately to the file comparison view.

Structured Diff Viewer - Model Maker Tools

This file diff program may be of interest to Delphi and C# programmers. It understands Delphi and C# source code syntax and is therefore able to intelligently show the difference between two files. If methods and fields have simply been moved or white space changes have been made, Structured Diff View will not report a difference in the files (although it does have a display mode that will display the difference).

File Difference

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path:
C:\Program Files\ModelMakerTools\MMSDV\1.10\mmsdv.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line:
"C:\Program Files\ModelMakerTools\MMSDV\1.10\mmsdv.exe" %1 %2

File Merge

Does not support file merging.

WinDiff - Microsoft - Free!

WinDiff.exe is file difference program supplied by Microsoft with various development tools. It does not handle merging and it's features are limited.

File Difference

VssConnect 1.6.3318 or greater
Application Path: WinDiff.exe
Command Arguments: %1 %2

VssConnect 1.6.3172 or less
Command Line:
"WinDiff.exe" %1 %2

File Merge Command Line

Does not support file merging.

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