Vista - Formating with Compare-Object

I am trying to compare two text files with directory listings in each. The
files compare just fine but I am getting a problem with the output from
Compare-Output.

The problem is that is truncates the line when it gets to around 56
characters, with a '...' on the end.

Does anyone know how to get it to show th complete line?

Thanks

Matt

On Oct 24, 7:56*am, "Matt" <matt...com> wrote:I'm guessing that you are talking about the default format to the
screen
Ending with Format-List should show you what you want.

<your commands>|fl

Ok, that helps. The line is longer, but the really long lines still get
truncated.

I am trying to Compare two text files with filenames and paths. Some of the
paths are very long, so the lines get truncated.

eg .
c:\this\is\a\very\long\path\to\a\file\somewhere\on\the\file\system\someplace\or\another\file.txt
gets truncated to
c:\this\is\a\very\long\path\to\a\file\somewhere\on\the\file\system\someplace\or\anot...
Without the Format-List it comes out as
c:\this\is\a\very\long\path\to\a\file\som...

So, I am trying to get it to include the whole line.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Matt




"RickB" <rbielaws@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e7d6be2a-c6e9-4f57-953f-f107a0c664af@xxxxxx
On Oct 24, 7:56 am, "Matt" <matt...com> wrote:I'm guessing that you are talking about the default format to the
screen
Ending with Format-List should show you what you want.

<your commands>|fl