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Short: V2.9 AmigaDos Version replacement.
Author: hparting@hem.passagen.se (Håkan Parting)
Uploader: hparting@hem.passagen.se (Håkan Parting)
Type: util/sys
VersionWB is a replacement for the usual AmigaDos Version command,
which now uses XfdMaster.library if available.
If you want the version information to be presented in
a requester, this program is for you. Instead of
like c:version just tell the version and revision number
by default, VersionWB always tells you all it could find.
VersionWB have these features:
* It will bring up a requester with the version information.
* It support several files in the command line parameter template.
* You can shift-doubleclick an icon with VersionWB and
then get all that version stuff.
* You may also pick the file you want to know the version number of
by using a file requester.
* It will find version strings in WB1.3 libraries and devices,
c:version does not, e.g. narrator.device.
* If you use it with ToolManager you can have an appicon in
your Workbench. Drop the icon on the appicon, and the
version information will be presented (if the file contains a
version string :-)
* It also has an optional text output.
* It recognizes any packed file (uses xfdmaster.library).
* All other features of AmigaDos Version, as far as I know 8-).
* Can be opened on a publicscreen
* Can set the filenote of files to there versioninfo.
* Can set the filedate to the one found in the version string
* Finds even files in your shell-path
Recent changes:
V.2.8 (23.11.97) PUBLIC UPDATE
------------------------------
NEW: 'VersionWB version 37' shall set the return value. With AmigaDos version
it checks the version of Workbench and then returns the right value. (WARN or 0).
I did not know about this so it wasn't implemented into VersionWB. This led
to problems with some scripts which check that you are using the right Workbench,
when you have renamed versionwb to version.
(The script could tell you that you doesn't have WB 2.04+, while you sure have it.)
NEW: VersionWB >ram:outputfile will now not open a requester. It outputs as text,
compatible to AmigaDos version. VersionWB was incompatible to some scripts which
captured the output.
BUGFIX: Sometimes there was a space before the file-comment set by VersionWB.
Reported by Michael Taylor. Thanks!
NEW: Now VersionWB tries all the shell-paths if it can't find the file in the current directory.
e.g 'VersionWB multiview' should work.
NEW: New command line argument SETDATE. It sets the file's date to the one found in version info.
Suggested by Simon Gilligan.
NEW: New command line argument NOMISC. If set, VersionWB does not show the miscellaneous info.
NEW: New command line argument COMMENT. Short for COMFILE+COMDROPNAME+COMERASE+NOMISC, i.e. comments
the file with the version number & date.
NEW: Now most dates is converted to the format set in Locale-prefs.
BUGFIX: The environmental variables were not read if ENV: wasn't an Device
(it is with HappyENV).
V.2.8a (28.11.97) PUBLIC UPDATE
------------------------------
BUGFIX: VersionWB did an output like AmigaDos version when the output were
redirected {>version.txt} (Without fields like Version:, Date:). even though the argument
TEXT was specified. Led to problems with The VersionCopy.dopus-script.
Reported by Rudi E. Thanks!
NEW: Added tooltype REQPATH. Specify which directory you want the requester
to start with.
Suggested by Thomas Steinbichler.
V.2.8b (6.12.97) PUBLIC UPDATE
-------------------------------
BUGFIX: Devices, like DH0:, were not found.
Bug reported by Brad Rogers. Thanks!
BUGFIX: Forgot to terminate a string, which could cause VersionWB to append
a ':' to the filename. hm :-(
BUGFIX: Dates could be showed wrong (doubled up), with multi selelction.
V.2.9 (13.12.97) PUBLIC UPDATE
-------------------------------
BUGFIX: Original version does only show the filename and versionnumber
by default. VersionWB does so too now to, when the output is redirected,
to keep compatible with scripts which is using the output from Version.
If the output is not redirected a requester will pop up ...
Then there shouldn't be any problems with scripts. Because the output
from C:version and VersionWB is the same.
Bug reported by Manfred Alten. Thanks!
NEW: Argument LIKECVER added. If specified, VersionWB will only output the
filename and versionnumber in text-mode, just like C:version.
Just to make things clear: ...
If FULL is specified there will be a full text output with date and misc.
If TEXT is specified there will be a full text output with fields like
Version:, Date: and Misc:.
If REQ is specified a requester will pop up with the version info.
Default is REQ when started from CLI or WB.
You may set your default for CLI-usage in the environmental variable
VERSIONWB_PARAM
e.g. SETENV VERSIONWB_PARAM "LIKECVER" , will make VersionWB behave like
A-OS-Version. Then you must specify REQ for buttons in file managers.
Don't forget to do a 'copy ENV:VERSIONWB_PARAM ENVARC:' to save the settings.
BUGFIX: If you have cybergraphics.library VersionWB could ask for ENV:
when the Amiga was booting up. This apply if you have replaced C:version
with VersionWB.
BUGFIX: Enforcer-hit. Hm. Did a 'used a C-string("") instead of a E-string('')'
mistake.
Bug reported by Johan Eriksson. Thanks!
BUGFIX: Multiselection was broken.
BUGFIX: Devices from filerequester did not work.
NEW: If you submit an empty filerequester (empty file-field and empty dir-field)
System info will show up.
Suggested by Mario 'padrino' Cattaneo.
BUGFIX: Fixed another Enforcer-hit introduced with version 2.8
BUGFIX: Too much miscellaneous info could be showed. Mostly with text-files.
Bug reported by Michael. Thanks!
BUGFIX: Removed Enforcer hit which happen when one used NOMISC on a resident file.
This program is Gift-Ware.
Version 2.9 (13.12.97)
Copyright 1994/1995/1996/1997 Håkan Parting