Hi,
we use Dimensions 10.1.2 and I want to change the Dimensions merge-Tool to Araxis Merge!

Do anybody use Araxis within Dimensions? And can tell me which settings I need in the native.properties file?

If I try to merge files in Dimensions, Araxis open and I see the differences but I can not save a target file!

I have changed the merge tool successfully to WINMERGE and it works without problem!


Regards,
Steffi

Hello Steffi,
We also have Dimensions and Araxis, but sofar i could not change the merge tool to araxis. Araxis opens up, but files content is not shown. Would it be possible for you to provide the content of your native.properties file - so i can check what i did wrong? Best regards & thanx in advance
michel

Hi,
I have the following lines in my native.properties

# Use default diff/merge tool
USE_DEFAULTS=0
MERGE_TOOL="C:\Programme\Araxis\Araxis Merge\Merge.exe"
MERGE_PARAMS = %d1 %d2 %t

Araxis open with the content of both files, but I find no way to save the target. So Dimensions do not create a new revision???

Regards
Steffi

I'm using an old version of Araxis (Araxis Merge 2000), but below is my snippet from native.properties file. This puts the target in the center of the 3 files displayed. Also note you have to update Araxis so that you can modify the file.

native.properties example for Araxis Merge 2000:
#
# For merge to work ...
# In Araxis go to: View | Options, the under File Comparisons select Editing
# and check "Allow editing in read-only files"
MERGE_TOOL="C:\\Program Files\\Araxis\\Araxis Merge 2000 Professional\\compare.exe"
MERGE_PARAMS=/wait /a1 /3 /title1:"Common Ancestor and New Target" "%a" "%d1" "%d2" "%t"
# -----

Regards,
Steve

We use the last version ARAXIS v6.5 and this is our native.properties setup (for the merge you need to call "compare.exe" with the "/merge" option and not the "merge.exe"

# Use default diff/merge tool
USE_DEFAULTS=0

# Sample customization settings for diff/merge tools for all file extensions
MERGE_TOOL="C:\\Program Files\\Araxis\\Araxis Merge v6.5\\Compare.exe"
MERGE_PARAMS = /wait /merge /a1 /3 "%a" "%d1" "%d2" "%t"
DIFF_TOOL="C:\\Program Files\\Araxis\\Araxis Merge v6.5\\Compare.exe"
DIFF_PARAMS= /wait /a1 "%a" "%d1" "%d2"