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Re: Error comparing files / Word 2013

From: Simon Large <simon.tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:38:46 +0000

On 19 December 2012 22:26, Moshe Katz <kohenkatz_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I did some testing and found the reason:
>
> The comparison script forces the files to open in Read-Only mode. Word 2013 no longer allows you to compare files that are Read-Only.
>
> When I edited the script to tell it to open the files normally and I made sure that the temporary file for the old version was not marked Read-Only on disk, then the comparison worked.
>
> I can find no documentation on whether this behavior is intentional or not on Microsoft's site. I may have a contact at Microsoft who I can ask.

Thanks for digging into this Moshe, please keep us updated with what
you find out.

Thanks,

Simon

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