FTP compare ?

FTP compare ?

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NewbieNewbie
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    Sep 11, 2006#1

    Hi

    Just installed UltraCompare and trying to compare folders on my local drive against my website via FTP .

    How does this work please ?
    If not available, can you suggest an app which does this nicely.


    Thanks
    Jason
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    NewbieNewbie
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      Oct 11, 2006#2

      I just upgraded to v. 4.10a because it had an ftp option. Now that I have it installed, I can open a file from an FTP site but I can't figure out how to compare the FTP site to a local folder. A search through the help file didn't turn up anything either.

      Would be nice to hear something from the developers on this subject. I see your original post is over 1 month old!
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      NewbieNewbie
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        Oct 18, 2006#3

        I've also just upgraded to 4.10a thinking it can compare local and FTP directories. Seems it will only compare local and FTP files one at a time. I'm VERY DISSAPOINTED because this is such a common requirement. I should have installed the trial first.

        For those interested in a tool that does it right ... http://www.scootersoftware.com

        They've had a good review in the Nov 2006 MSDN magazine.

        PLEASE IDM !!! ... fix this for us.
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        NewbieNewbie
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          Oct 18, 2006#4

          I was wondering if the developers ever monitored these forums. It would be nice to hear from the developers if the FTP directory compare is part of the development roadmap.

          Thanks
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          Grand MasterGrand Master
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            Oct 18, 2006#5

            No, the IDM developers are not monitoring the user forums. Read the 3 paragraphs at top of the page.

            I personally use the file manager Total Commander with its built-in FTP client and synchronize directory feature for comparing local and FTP files. It can even compare/synchronize between FTP and FTP. In my point of view and usage UltraCompare is for file comparing and folder comparing is the job of a file manager which gives me also the possibility to rename or delete files and change the permissions /attributes of files and directories.
            Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria
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            Basic UserBasic User
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              Jan 09, 2007#6

              Thanks for the tip, Mofi.

              I installed and spent some time with Total Commander.

              I found that it doesn't do FTP to FTP syncs, which someone in this thread seemed to want.

              The FTP to local sync, and the time/datestamp issue workarounds are pretty impressive.

              Thanks for the tip, Mofi.

              I am still looking for something that will generate a "patch set" from the diffs between two versions, so that the "patch set" can be applied to a future version of the same base. Ideally, this would be recursive through subdirectories, like in my OSCommerce scenario.

              Do you know of any tool like that?

              Thanks,
              Ken