Problems comparing large books: due to memory issues--or what?

[Stuart Rogers]

On 20/08/2012 2:36 PM, Fausset, Marilyn wrote:
> I have been comparing several FM books (specs bound for ISO) that are
> large with lots of docs that contain many referenced Visio's and text
> insets. I have converted the text insets (MIFs full of tables) to text
> so table entries will compare. But the compare function is not
> consistently working. I either get a FM crash, an incomplete number of
> CMP files (missing CMP files when I know the file changed), or just
> plain incorrect CMP files (CMP file just mimics previous version). I do
> not need the Visio's to compare, but I do need table text to compare
> (show what's deleted/added).
>
> I am looking to memory as a cause, ...


Marilyn,

Since you don't need to compare the Visio's (which I assume are treated 
as graphics), you could try turning off display of graphics in both 
files (View > Options > Show Graphics [I think -- going by memory, but 
the shortcut is Alt+V, o, Alt+I]) before trying the compare.

HTH,

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