10-03-94 11:52

Carra Bussa @ Systematics		70662.221@compuserve.com

This is a suite of freeware programs that can compare versions of all programs
you have loaded on your file server to the "one true correct" Novell file
server.

To use it, login as supervisor (or at least read-only access to ALL
directories), map a drive (X:) to SYS:, and run RUNME.bat C: X:

This:

A) does "DIR filename" and "NDIR filename /VER" commands

B) runs a copy of BIGPERL to consolidate the output to one line / file

C) sorts the data in directory order

D) compares the data against a "master" file, producting a difference log.

These files in this last log are what you want to concentrate on.

Standard disclaimer; Basically, GNU (except for global.com, I don't know it's
status!) it's free, no guarantees, best effort, all that jazz.

:Notes:

BIGPERL can hose you if you run it under windows and do NOT have a X87; see
the directory BIGPERL and (about wemu387.386) for details.

Step A) takes 5 *hours* on my 486/66 system.   SnooOOOOOOoooore.

Gripe at Novell; the v3.XX version command runs LOTS faster.  And doesn't
throw up when it sees a OS/2 program when running DOS!?!

And what's with the 6 16-bit CRCs?  Hasn't anyone over there heard of industry
standard CRC-16 or CRC-32 that everybody ELSE uses.  Sheesh.

Now if someone at Novell would just keep the cdrom402.sdf (or whatever it gets
renamed to) file CURRENT.....

-carra