11-07-15 09:54 Harry Potter wrote to All about Compare two files in WinV
Howdy! Joe,

 HP> @MSGID: 
 HP> I use WinVice 2.4 and DirMaster for much of my CBM work and am
 HP> experimenting with file compression for the C64.  Now, I need a way to
 HP> compare two files to see if the compression actually *worked*.  How can
 HP> I do this?  Also, how do I compare a program in
 HP> memory to one on disk without the VERIFY command?  Basically, when I
 HP> start compressing programs, I want to trap the end of decompression and
 HP> see if t worked properly.  I won't have BASIC ready, so I need another
 HP> method.  I am somewhat familiar with
 HP> WinVice's monitor but don't know everything.

Go to a Windows CMD prompt.

CD to the Sub-Directory the files are in.

FC file1.ext file2.ext     FC is FileCompare

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