Version AISS [SOLVED]

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Mason

Posted on: 2007/7/18 21:57 #1

Illusionist

I have some question about checking for the version of AISS the Amiga way. The problem is that AISS is not realy a program, more an environment.

Is it ok to create an ASCII file with just the version number?

Where do I have to place this file?

Which other ways are possible or better?

Please no C++ stuff

Edited by Mason on 2007/7/18 22:37:39

Martin "Mason" Merz
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ZeroG

Re: Version AISS

Posted on: 2007/7/18 22:32 #2

Not too shy to talk

@Mason

I thing you could use the setenv/getenv Shellcommands for that.

Something like:
SETENV AISS SAVE 3.11
will create a ASCII file named AISS in Sys:Prefs/Env-Archive, containing the string 3.11

Try GETENV AISS to read it.

Mason

Re: Version AISS

Posted on: 2007/7/18 22:36 #3

Illusionist

@ZeroG

Didn' know that it's that easy!
I will try it at home.
Thanks!

Martin "Mason" Merz
www.masonicons.de

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe . . .

salass00

Re: Version AISS

Posted on: 2007/7/19 8:11 #4

Just can't stay away

@Mason

Also stick to a standard format for the versions so that programs can easily check for if it's a >= version. I suggest using the standard version.revision format where revision is >= 1 (i.e. "3.2" for version 3, 2nd revision).

This should be quite easy for a program to parse to obtain the version and revision and then check that it's new enough. Just split them up by replacing the '.' with '\0' and then use StringToLong() or atol() to convert the strings to numbers.

jaokim

Re: Version AISS [SOLVED]

Posted on: 2007/7/30 23:17 #5

Just popping in

@Mason

Nono! That's not the way to do it!

You have AISS in a script, right?

Add the following line first:


; $VER: AISS 3.2

Now you can do a


VERSION Sys:WBStartup/AISS

and get your version.

And this is the Amiga way to do it.

But then again, this only applies for the script. So, to technically update anything would require an update to the script.

ANd, here's a little script to test the version of SYS:WBStartup/AISS. Copy it and test with execute. Of course, add the line above to your script.


version SYS:WBStartup/AISS version 5 

version SYS:WBStartup/AISS version 5 > NIL:
IF WARN THEN 
 echo "over version 5" 
ELSE 
 echo "under or equals 5"
ENDIF

version SYS:WBStartup/AISS version 2 >NIL:
IF WARN THEN 
 echo "over version 2" 
ELSE 
 echo "under or equals 2"
ENDIF

version SYS:WBStartup/AISS version 3 revision 2 > NIL:
IF WARN THEN 
 echo "over version 3.2" 
ELSE 
 echo "under or equals to 3.2"
ENDIF

This can even test revisions! Love Amiga scripting!

ZeroG

Re: Version AISS [SOLVED]

Posted on: 2007/7/31 17:08 #6

Not too shy to talk

@jaokim

But this way it is very hard for a program that want to use AISS to check which version is installed.

AmiKit

Re: Version AISS [SOLVED]

Posted on: 2007/7/31 17:14 #7

Quite a regular

@Mason

I use simple ENV variable stored in ENVARC: and ENV:

Quote:

; $VER: AmiKit_UpdateScript 1.3.7
; Updates AmiKit v1.3.6 to version 1.3.7

IF EXISTS SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive/AmiKitVersion
CopyR >NIL: SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive/AmiKitVersion ENV: FOOVR

IF $AmiKitVersion GE "137"

ECHO >SYS:Expansion/RecentAction.log "You tried to install v1.3.7 update into already updated AmiKit :)"
C:Delete >NIL: SYS:Expansion/AmiKit_Update137.lzx FORCE QUIET
SKIP EXIT

ENDIF

IF $AmiKitVersion EQ "136"

...bla bla installation bla bla...

ELSE

ECHO >SYS:Expansion/RecentAction.log "Cannot update from v1.3.6 to v1.3.7 because v1.3.6 was not detected! Please install v1.3.6 update first."
C:Delete >NIL: SYS:Expansion/AmiKit_Update137.lzx FORCE QUIET

ENDIF

ELSE

ECHO >SYS:Expansion/RecentAction.log "AmiKit version number not found..."
C:Delete >NIL: SYS:Expansion/AmiKit_Update137.lzx FORCE QUIET

ENDIF

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