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Great HTML Editor and Comparison Utility

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Forum Name: Customizing ProductCart
Forum Description: Exchange messages with other users that are customizing ProductCart.
URL: https://forum.productcart.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2965
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Topic: Great HTML Editor and Comparison Utility

Posted By: roknrod12
Subject: Great HTML Editor and Comparison Utility
Date Posted: 19-August-2009 at 1:15pm

I've been using NotePad++ for a couple of years now and absolutely love it. Recently though, I've discovered a plugin that is included with it that has made it worth even more to me. There's a Compare plugin that allows you to compare 2 or more files so you can make any changes necessary on the newer file. This has come in REALLY handy with new ProductCart updates.

I had tried one of the compare tools that PC documentation recommended, but it just seemed to mess up the files. NotePad++ is a free source code editor that rivals many retail editors. I highly recommend it for your next PC update, if you're not already using it.

-rh

http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm - NotePad++ Link

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Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 19-August-2009 at 1:38pm

Another good tool is Beyond Compare from http://www.scootersoftware.com/ - http://www.scootersoftware.com/

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Certified ProductCart Developer

Web Design/Development/Hosting

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Posted By: thegardenbath
Date Posted: 22-August-2009 at 10:39am

I've used exam diff (free version) and exam diff pro ($35) - they work great!

http://www.prestosoft.com/edp_features.asp

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ProductCart v3.51

Posted By: roknrod12
Date Posted: 24-August-2009 at 10:59am

ExamDiff is actually one that I tried before. It messed up my files for some reason. There were some things that were qwirky about it. Maybe they've fixed it since then, but I would recommend NotePad++ over it. Plus, NotePad++ is a "multi-tasker." ExamDiff only serves that one purpose - that I'm aware of. Just my humble opinion.

Posted By: Nimitz1061
Date Posted: 23-October-2009 at 11:10am

Question: Does Notepad++ do the path regeneration that Dreamweaver does, as mentioned in the "Moving Home Page to Root" instructions??

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StrikeHawk eCommerce, Inc.

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 23-October-2009 at 11:21am

Hi David,

I don't believe so - I'm fairly certain it's just a straight text editor without such features. When performing the home page to root move, it's best to just locate each of the include tags, .asp page references and so on - and to edit them manually.

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GreyBeard Design Group

Certified ProductCart Developer

Web Design/Development/Hosting

http://tinyurl.com/5c8t4t" rel="nofollow - Add-Ons & Custom Code |

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 23-October-2009 at 1:25pm

I'm a big fan of WinMerge for code compare ( http://winmerge.org/ - http://winmerge.org/ ).

One of the handiest features is comparing entire directories or even whole web sites -- very handy for doing upgrades.