CrossMerge

CrossMerge is a powerful data synchronization tool designed to seamlessly connect and update different databases.

Features

• Easy Integration: Connect virtually any software package that utilizes a database to another database in just a few minutes. No modifications to database structures or programming are required.
• User-Friendly Interface: Utilize the CrossMerge Builder to effortlessly connect database table pairs (Source and Target) using a simple point-and-click interface.
• Automated Updates: Run the CrossMerge Engine to update your data. You can schedule updates to run at specific times using tools like Windows Scheduled Tasks.

Licensing and Support

CrossMerge is available as an open-source version, which is free to use. However, please note that the free version does not include support. For support options, please contact us at support@rdctools.com. You can purchase a full license with lifetime updates and support for only $395.

Requirements

CrossMerge was compiled using DataFlex version 2024 and requires a DataFlex 2024 Client Engine license to run. Alternatively, if you have a DataFlex Development license, you can compile it with DataFlex 20.0 or later.

Setup after cloning

The libraries this workspace uses (DFAbout, DigitalCert, DUF, RDCToolsLib, vwin32fh) are not stored in this repository (they are gitignored). Run setup.bat once from the repository root and it provides them, behaving differently by machine so one arrangement serves both maintainer and user:

• On a machine with the shared RDC library pool next door (a sibling ..\Libraries carrying the marker file .rdc-library-pool), it makes Libraries\ a junction to that pool — one shared, editable copy of every library.
• Otherwise it clones the five libraries into this workspace's own Libraries\ folder: isolated, self-contained, and it never writes anywhere outside this workspace. (DUF comes from the current Library-DUF repo; the old DbUpdateFramework repo is superseded by it.)

It also runs skip-local-data.cmd so your local Data\ database changes stay on your machine. Either way Libraries\ is local-only and never committed — re-run setup.bat any time it looks missing or out of date. (Because Libraries\ may be a junction, do not run git clean -x here.)

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