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NovVers 1.2
Axel Eichhorn, Neidenburger Str. 10, D-2358 Kaltenkirchen, Germany
What NOVVERS does
NOVVERS is a help for Novell system administrators. It finds out, what
version of the Novell system files (*.EXE, *.VAP, *.NLM) are installed
on a server and compares these with a list of current version numbers.
It will then generate a report with tips what to update. Currently
NOVVERS knows version numbers for over 200 different EXEs, VAPs and
NLMs.
Data needed
NOVVERS needs an additional file, the configuration file NOVVERS.INI.
When starting NOVVERS you must also give the name for the file server on
the command line. NOVVERS will then generate a report file with the name
of the server and the extention .RPT. Example: OURSERVR.RPT The command
line looks like
NOVVERS ServerName
Overview of events
* read NOVVERS.INI
Directories to search
additional version numbers
* get current version numbers (this will take up to a couple of minutes)
* sort program names
* compare with stored current versions
* report to file and display files on screen that are out of date
NOVVERS.INI
Lines with a semikolon ";" are comments and are ignored.
The files is divided into areas. These start with an area name "[AREA]",
followed by the contents.
[CONFIG]
Put your favorite date format here and use it in OURFILES as well.
The default is
DD.MM.YY
[DIRECTORIES]
This is a list of directories NOVVERS searches. Enter drive and
directory. Subdirectories will not automatically be included.
Example, if X: is mapped to SYS:
X:\SYSTEM
X:\PUBLIC
X:\LOGIN
[OURFILES]
Enter files here that you want checked in addition. Lines must have the
following format
Filename Size Date Version Checksum
with as many spaces in between as you want. All 5 elements must be
included. If you don't know the version, for example, put x.xx there.
Example:
MYPROG.EXE 46523 10.08.92 1.54 5F73
If a file name is included in [OURFILES] this has precedence over files
NOVVERS already knows about. This way you can establish a company
standard deviating from Novell's latest versions. You can also include
new Novell files yourself. This lets me put the master list into NovVers
itself, thus preventing updated subversions being distributed by
everyone.
Report format
NOVVERS gives you an overview of the currently installed Novell
programs. It reports name, size in bytes, date as specified in CONFIG,
version number and checksum. Version number and checksum are generated
with VERSION.
ProgName Size Date Version Checksum Status
----------------------------------------------------------
...
LOGIN.EXE 106819 04.06.91 3.60 270A5 17.06.92 3.65 LOGIN365.ZIP
...
VERSION.EXE 23071 25.01.91 3.57 53C4 ok
...
----------------------------------------------------------
09.11.92 rw-org P.01
The column Status will usually contain "ok", if NOVVERS knows of no
other version than you have installed on your file server.
If a date, version number and a file name appear, NOVVERS thinks a
different version is more current. If "!! 2x !! appears, you have
installed this program in more than one subdirectory. Finally, "??" mark
programs NOVVERS has never heard about.
What remains to be done?
* NOVVERS uses VERSION.EXE for generating version numbers and the
checksum. This takes quite long. Does anyone know how Novell
calculates the checksum? For data of less than 3F00 bytes every 4th
byte is taken as a signed number and added. But what about bigger
files?
* Language should be user adjustable.
Licensing
NOVVERS is Shareware. You may copy NOVVERS as often as you wish and give
copies to others. If you continue to use it after a short test phase,
please pay for it. NOVVERS will only be used rarely. Therefore, the test
phase is only 5 work days long. During this time you may test NOVVERS on
1 server of every Novell version (for example 2.2 and 3.11) you have.
Registration is DM 20,- and gives you the right to use NOVVERS and all
updates indefinately on all file servers at one location (site licence).
If you want to receive 4 updates until the beginning of 1994, this costs an
additional DM 60,- within the EC and DM 80,- outside. For registration
use the form below or send my a written order.
Contact with me: Updates, Bugs etc.
I will upload updates to a couple of mailboxes. I hope they will find
the way to you from there. If you want to have NOVVERS sent to you, see
above.
If you find bugs in NOVVERS please drop me a note (address below), even
if you are not registered (who registers a buggy software?). Also, if
you have Novell programs NOVVERS does not yet know about, tell me. The
easiest way is to send me the report NOVVERS generated. If it is on a
disk, I will return the disk with the latest version of NOVVERS.
eMail addresses:
Fido: 2:245/800.5
CompuServe: 100136,2324
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Axel Eichhorn
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D-2358 Kaltenkirchen
Germany
Registration NovVers
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NovVers 20,00 DM
disk format ( )3,5" ( )5,25"
4 new versions until beg. of 94 60,00 DM
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( ) We subscribe to NovVers (from outside EC)
NovVers 20,00 DM
disk format ( )3,5" ( )5,25"
4 new versions until beg. of 94 80,00 DM
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