11-10-15 06:18 Harry Potter wrote to Ed Vance about Re: Compare two files in
Howdy! Joseph,

 HP> @MSGID: 
 HP> On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7:55:57 AM UTC-5, Ed Vance wrote:
 > VBINDIFF doesn't sound like a C= PRG, I'll look it up on ask.com to find out
 > about it.
 >
 HP> It's not.  It's a Windows program.
O.K., I found that out too.

 > I have D/L'd the VICE emulator but not tried to use it.
 >
 > I just thought if You were using a MS Compatiable Computer it would be easy
 > for You to do the Command Line Method, I compare files all the time with FC.
 >
 > Free Commander XE I think also has a File Compare setting.
 >
 > At the moment I can't think of any Commodore 64 Utility Programs that does a
 > File Compare.
 >
 > I don't think I ever did a FC on my C=64 PC.
 >
 > A Sector Editor might do that, I don't know.
 >
 HP> Well, I *could* simply extract a test file from a disk image and
 HP> compare it to another file already in the PC file system.  There are
 HP> two problems, though: 1. This will require a little extra work, even
 HP> when using batch files, and; 2. it won't help with
 HP> testing a SFX file: I can't compare memory to a file on disk.  I know
 HP> about the VERIFY command, but it will not be available after
 HP> decrunching (spelling check!) the program in memory and before running
 HP> the program.

After I sent my last message to You, I thought about this:

On CBM BASIC a Program could be LOADED from one floppy disk, and another
disk with the same program on it could be checked by using the VERIFY
command.

But You are talking about a SFX file not a CBM BASIC file.  DUH!

 HP> I am mainly trying to compare two files on a floppy disk image or one
 HP> on a floppy image to a program in memory for the purpose of debugging
 HP> file compression.

Since I never used the VICE emulator on this XP box I haven't the slightest
idea how to suggest something to You.

I got a USB 2.0 Floppy Disk Drive just after buying this XP box in 2006.
But I don't suppose You are talking about CBM PRGs on a PC formatted Floppy.

All I can do is scratch my head for You to give Your hands a rest doing that.


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