Mike Hord wrote: > Does anyone know a good free file compare utility for ASCII files? > > The feature that I really need is a specifiable comment character- > i.e., "lines that start with ' should be excluded from comparison > until a new line is reached". I'm recommenting and refactoring > old code, and I need a way to see what's changed in type 1 > between versions A and B so that I can upgrade types 2 and 3 > from their current version to their next version. Well, it isn't Windows-specific, but "diff -I " should be pretty close to what you want. It's available in any Unix-ish environment, including Cygwin on Windows. -- Dave Tweed -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist