File Comparator - Large files cause CPU 100%
Posted: 17 Aug 2006, 12:56
Ver 2.5 RC1 (briliant product
) on P4 2.8Ghz, 1Gb Ram WinXP SP2
I recently needed to compare two log files 3.2Mb & 4.1Mb. Using the Plugin - File Comparator - Compare Files option on the two selected files sent the CPU into overload. It went straight to 100% where it stayed. I had to kill the process after no output for 10 minutes.
It might be that there were a lot of differences within the two files or large chunks that are different, thats why the comparison was attempted after all, but maybe a warning or message that files are too different for a meaningful comparison.
Thanks
Richard

I recently needed to compare two log files 3.2Mb & 4.1Mb. Using the Plugin - File Comparator - Compare Files option on the two selected files sent the CPU into overload. It went straight to 100% where it stayed. I had to kill the process after no output for 10 minutes.
It might be that there were a lot of differences within the two files or large chunks that are different, thats why the comparison was attempted after all, but maybe a warning or message that files are too different for a meaningful comparison.
Thanks
Richard