We've been looking for a way to determine the installed version on hundreds of pcs.

At the moment, we have two basics:

a) copy %PROGRAMFILES%\Baan IV\bin\bw.exe to Unix, then run "strings bw.exe | grep B40c"; this gives e.g. B40c.98

b) run "findstr B40c %PROGRAMFILES%\Baan IV\bin\bw.exe"; this gives lot of output, but at least you can see B40c.98, too.

Any other ideas?

Günther

We use this in ERPLN but it should work in BaanIV too:


Write a session with something like:


printline = "" client_version = ""
pointer = seq.open(filename, "a")
client_version = getenv$("BSH_VERSION")
if isspace(client_version) then
version = "no version determined"
endif

printline = sprintf$(logname$ & "|" & version)
ret = seq.puts(printline,pointer)
ret = seq.close(pointer)


Define a Session Group in ttaad2107m000
Insert the newly session in ttaad2106m000
Define the session group for every baan-user in ttaad2105m000


We get e.g. the following output in the specified file:
loginname|8.42.7

If variable BSH_VERSION don't match for you, then debug the session and search with "l" or "L" for suitable program variables in which the client version is stored.

Just an idea ;)

Hi Litrax,

thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, our Baan IV does only set the environment variables BSHELL_MACHINE_ID, BSHELL_PTY_SLOT, BSHELL_PORT_SET and BSHELL_OS_RELEASE; I tested this with BW client and WorkTop.

Within the debugger and l / L, I could not find out an appropriate variable.

Günther