Compare two binary files
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I would like to compare two binary files. They are mostly human readable text ( xml files zipped with no-compress, store only option). But i see message "Can't show diff". Is there way to override this behavior?
It would be nice to get this working also on git history.
Thanks a lot for help!
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What extension do the files have?
Try registering the extension in Settings | Editor | File Types -> Archive
Extension is xlsx. :) It needs some extra steps to be readable and still WIP. :D
AFAIK xlsx is actually a zip archive containing several xml files. If you register xlsx as an archive, Diff tool would be able to open it in the same way it opens e.g. .jar files, showing you directory diff. It worked for me.
As a downside, xlsx won't be treated as a file to be opened by external applciation anymore, so you won;'t be able to open it in MS Excel by double-clicking in the project tree.