Comparing Guide

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Hi, i though this might be usefull for someone so here i am writing a quick File Comparing Guide.

Application used for this Guide: Hex Workshop. (i will make one for UE when i get my hardisk back >.<)

Open the Hex Workshop, dont open any file... do Tools > Compare > Compare Files.
In the compare files window you must indicate as "source file" the file u dont want to modify during compare and as "target file" the file u wish to change. if u set this to files up-side-down remember that during the compare u must edit the right one.
Hex Workshop as the possibility of compare files with different lenghts while UltraEdit cant. After choosing the files and pressing ok, hexworkshop will calculate the bits which are identical and the ones which arent.
The highlighted lines are alternated by lines which are the same and lines which arent according to which line starts first.
Example, if u compare to files and the first highlighted parts shows to identical sequences of bits, this means that the next highlighted part (which u can see by pressing F6) will be different.
F6 and Shift+F6 allows to go forward or backwards with the differences.

This comparing system if usefull for making certain hex like:
- Make ur non translated m2 become a good one by comparing it with a well translated one.
- Check if your m2 has different commands with another one
- Check the mir.exe corresponds to other or
- Isolate some new hexes u didnt know about.

Thats all
mStation