cannot recgonize winmerge

[iamhappy]

I think I have correctly specified the path to winmerge, but when I click on compare files, nothing happens.

[Karol]

We can not help you if we can not see how have you defined path and parameters.
Have you activated the row (checkbox)?

[iamhappy]

Thank you, Karol.
Now it gives the error that says "please define external program: Settings->Programs->Compare files"

But I already added the program under Settings.
I also checked the box next to WinMerge.
The path to WinMerge is also correct.

The "Parameters" is a little unclear to me what it means. But I have "%FileCompare1%%FileCompare2%" there. Is this wrong?

Thank you again

[Karol]

Are you sure you have defined WinMerge on the Settings->Programs->Compare files tab?
Try the parameters: %FileCompare1% %FileCompare2%

[iamhappy]

Please see here.
http://i.imgur.com/vI13e.png
I think I have set it up correctly. I really appreciate your help, Karol.

[joby_toss]

I use WinMerge Portable and I have no parameters defined:

[iamhappy]

Does it work for you without any parameter?

[iamhappy]

I now think my problem has nothing to do with parameters. FC keeps telling me to define external program. In other words, it thinks that I had not provided the path to WinMerge at all. What is going wrong for me?

[joby_toss]

Does it work for you without any parameter?

Yes, it does.

In FC XE go to Help/About and see where your FreeCommander.ini is saved.
Browse and open the file using a different explorer while FC XE is closed.
See if there are these lines (with your path, of course):

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[PrgFileCompare]
Enabled1=1
Filter1=*
Prg1=%FcSrcPath%\WinMerge\WinMergePortable.exe

[iamhappy]

Thank you so much!

I see the following, where **** is my username on the computer. And I have verified that the path is correct.

By the way, I am using the portable version of FC XE.

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[PrgFileCompare]
Enabled1=1
Filter1=WinMerge
Prg1=C:\Users\****\WinMergePortable\WinMergePortable.exe

[iamhappy]

I just found a way that works. I moved the WinMergePortable inside the FC root folder.
This seems to work.

So is this a bug? Any external program must be saved under FC's root folder for it to work?

[joby_toss]

Oh, I should've payed more attention to your screenshot!

Replace the "WinMerge" filter with "*". That is not a program name, that indicates for what file types it should work.
No bug here!