I've used BeyondCompare only for comparing lokal files via the explorer context menu integration.
How do I compare a (lokal) file with a file in a subversion repository using BeyondCompare? -- Lorenz Alfred E. Neuman via TortoiseSVN wrote: >You are correct. The file is reachable via Windows explorer on an internal >server but it is not under version control. The file I am comparing it >against is in a web-based subversion repository. > >The diff tool I am using is Beyond Compare 4 and it is compatible with >viewing subversion repositories. I am not sure whether the URL being >converted to a path is from TortoiseSVN or Beyond Compare 4 (but I don't >think it'd be the latter given it offers subversion comparison). > >As another example, if I compare: >\\someserver\somefolder\somefile.png >With >https://anotherserver.com/subversion/somefolder/somefile.png > >The url is processed as >https:\\anotherserver.com\subversion\somefolder\somefile.png >And so a comparison cannot take place with a local file against the >subversion repository (now interpreted as a folder path) >On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 3:21:11?AM UTC+12 lorenznl wrote: > >> Alfred E. Neuman via TortoiseSVN wrote: >> >> >I have a remote server which outputs test results which I would then like >> >to compare against expected results in my remote SVN repository. The >> remote >> >server is accessible via file explorer but the remote SVN repository is >> >not. When attempting to use the diff command, the URL I supply for the >> >remote SVN repository has all \s replaced with /s this making it >> >inaccessible for my diff tool. >> >[...] >> >> can you explain in more detail what you are doing? >> >> So far I understand, that you have a file (reachable via windows >> explorer on a file share). >> I assume this file is not under version control? >> >> The file to which to compare is versioned and accessible via >> Repository URL. >> >> What diff-tool are you using? >> It sounds like it's not TortoiseUDiff. >> >> To directly diff a file in the file system against a file in a >> subversion repository, the diff-tool would need to connect with the >> subversion server to abtain a copy of the file in the repository. >> Not all diff-tools support that. >> -- >> >> Lorenz >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TortoiseSVN" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tortoisesvn/ral65ih7fmaena8mdbcejifcpt41ed70in%404ax.com.
