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 === How-to set up Beyond Compare ===
-In order to change the rules on how BC compares, you should go into compare source mode and then click on the "guy with the cap" in the toolbar
+==== Configure File Formats ====
+In order to have Beyond Compare recognize DataFlex based on File Type, you can add the following after starting the main program.
+Main menu -> Tools -> File Formats -> Press the "+" button to add a new file format --> Text Format
+General tab
+ Mask: *.src;*.pkg;*.dg;*.vw;*.dd;*.sl;*.ddo;*.rv;*.tt?;*.wo;*.utl;*.nui
+ Description: - Compares DataFlex source.
+Save As: DataFlex Source
+==== Configure per session ====
+In order to change the rules on how BC compares, you should go into compare source mode --> compare two source files --> and then click on the "guy with the cap" in the toolbar
 ''' General Tab Page '''
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    (?i)^\s*property\s+integer.*public.*|^\s*property\s+integer.*
   Repeat the same for the other datatypes
+. Comment vs. No comments
+ Click On Regex
+  (?i)^\s*\/\/.*|^\s*
+. Use statement vs missing Use statement
+ As before a regular expression
+  (?i)^\s*Use.*\.pkg|^\s*
+. Ignore removed comments after End_Object,End_Class,End_Function,End_Procedure
+ Using a regular expressions
+  (?i)\s*end.*\/\/.*|\s*end.*
+PS: Begin this year I was promised by Scootersoftware Support that they would implement a way to enable/disable filters on a per filter bases in the next revision of the tool. <--- I wrote that in 2008! This was implemented by using sessions. You can create different sessions with different filters.
 ==Winmerge==
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 [[Category:Development Tools]]
+[[Category: Version Control]]