[TEC] Compare two encoded files

Mister_M · 05-12-23, 08:18 AM

Hello,

Is there any tool that compares two "encoded" files: for example two .dat files, or two .sim files... ?

propbeanie · 05-12-23, 01:09 PM

WinMerge does it, sort of, but not in legible "human language", since the files are binary of course. Thus far, the only way I am familiar with for comparisons, is to open another instance of S3D and compare them side by side, by eye, which get rather tough to do if differences are early in the files.

Anvar1061 · 05-12-23, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by propbeanie

WinMerge does it, sort of, but not in legible "human language", since the files are binary of course. Thus far, the only way I am familiar with for comparisons, is to open another instance of S3D and compare them side by side, by eye, which get rather tough to do if differences are early in the files.

Yes. WinMerge and your powers of observation will do it through two open files in S3D

Mister_M · 05-12-23, 02:33 PM

Thank you for your suggestions!

Precisely, I would like to avoid visual comparison between two S3D open windows, because the files are complexe, and I need to detect some differences in the parameters of particles controllers or gun controllers for example. And the files may contain dozens of such controllers...

Hebe Vollmaus · 05-21-23, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister_M

Thank you for your suggestions!

Precisely, I would like to avoid visual comparison between two S3D open windows, because the files are complexe, and I need to detect some differences in the parameters of particles controllers or gun controllers for example. And the files may contain dozens of such controllers...

You have to make your own; i am not aware of such thing freely available.
If you like C#, skwas, the author of S3D, has done halve of the needed work for you already. See here: https://github.com/skwasjer/SilentHunter

Good luck!

Mister_M · 05-23-23, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Hebe Vollmaus

You have to make your own; i am not aware of such thing freely available.
If you like C#, skwas, the author of S3D, has done halve of the needed work for you already. See here: https://github.com/skwasjer/SilentHunter

Good luck!

Thank you !

05-12-23, 08:18 AM	#1
Mister_M Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 923 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Compare two encoded files Hello, Is there any tool that compares two "encoded" files: for example two .dat files, or two .sim files... ?

05-12-23, 01:09 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	WinMerge does it, sort of, but not in legible "human language", since the files are binary of course. Thus far, the only way I am familiar with for comparisons, is to open another instance of S3D and compare them side by side, by eye, which get rather tough to do if differences are early in the files. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

05-12-23, 02:33 PM	#4
Mister_M Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 923 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Thank you for your suggestions! Precisely, I would like to avoid visual comparison between two S3D open windows, because the files are complexe, and I need to detect some differences in the parameters of particles controllers or gun controllers for example. And the files may contain dozens of such controllers...