Everything and Beyond Compare - Open with

[eswul62]

Currently Everything does not offer something like a folder compare. There are dedicated tools that can do the job (like Beyond Compare, WinMerge, etc.)

Regularly whilst comparing folders, those tools may find file differences. Before... taking any further action within above mentioned tools, one may wish to first check whether those files already exist elsewhere, or have different names, etc

In case of Beyond Compare one may try... (not sure if it works!) the "Open with.." option.
One can add a command line instruction there.
Regretfully I don't know the parameter to have Everything search for the file name only.

I tried :
"\..\Everything64.exe" ("%1")
"\..\Everything64.exe" -s {file}

Each time the full path is shown in Everything.

Q: How to search for the file name only?

Could be that it simply isn't possible.

Thanks.

[void]

Everything64.exe -basename "%1"
-or-
Everything64.exe -namepart "%1"
-or-
Everything64.exe -s [basename:"%1"]



-basename
-namepart
[basename:]

[eswul62]

Many thanks.

I am sorry, in all 3 cases, the full path is listed in Everytin, between quotes and followed by a space and 1

so, like:

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Maybe it is not possible at all though.

Just found it...

Beyond compare does not use 1 as parameter but 'n' for file name.

%f Absolute path and filename
%l (lowercase L) Current line number in file view
%n Filename only
%p Absolute path
%x Extension (includes ".")
%b Filename without extension
%F Path and filename relative to the working folder
%P Path relative to the working folder


I used: "D:\Everything\Everything64.exe" -s* file:#filename:"%n"
(used that from Opus context menu commands)

that worked out fine.

[void]

Everything64.exe -s "%n"

Editing an Open With Item:
https://www.scootersoftware.com/v4help/dlgopenwithitem.html


Open With Examples:
https://www.scootersoftware.com/kb/openwithapp

[eswul62]

Your reply crossed mine...
thanks again!