WMATCH lets you place the filenames of two directories in side-by-side windows, and then shows you which files are the same and which are
different. Download: wmatch.zip executable and source code (~185Kb)
USAGE
To install WMatch, simply copy the two program files--WMATCH.EXE and WMATCH.HLP--to a subdirectory on your hard disk, and use Program Manager to add an icon for WMatch to one of your groups. In Windows 95, copy the files to your hard disk and add a shortcut for the program. When you first run WMATCH you'll see two empty directory listing windows. The listing on the left is the source directory for file operations, and the listing on the right is the target directory. You select a directory for each window by clicking on the Directory speed button above each listing. You'll see a set of three radio buttons on the speed bar: All Files, Different Files, and Alike Files. The All Files match mode displays all files in both directories that match the filespec you entered. Choose Different Files to display only the files that are unique between the two directories; choose Alike Files to display just the files that are in common. File operations are performed only on files in the source directory. The target directory serves as the destination for files that are moved or copied. If you want to copy, move, or delete files in the target directory, you can use the Swap speed button to swap source and target listings. Once you have the listing you want as the source directory, the next step is to mark the files you'd like to copy, move, or delete. To select all the source files, click the Mark All speed bar button. To clear all marks, click the Unmark All speed bar button. You can mark individual source files with either the mouse or the keyboard. To mark a file with the mouse, double click on either the check mark box or on the source filename. Double click again to toggle off the mark. The space bar also toggles marks on and off. After marking the files, you can use the speed bar buttons to perform the operation.
Michael J. Mefford is a contributing editor of PC Magazine.
