QUERY VERSION
 
                                  1.10
 
                    The Pennsylvania State University
                      Center for Academic Computing
                            C. J. Sacksteder
                               cjs@psu.edu
 
                             F R E E W A R E
 
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION
 
Drag/drop, show file version, date, and size, and optionally update
 
 
DESCRIPTION
 
Query Version (QVERSION.EXE) will display the version number imbedded in
many .DLL files, .EXE files, and some other files).  It will also show
the file date/time and size.  It will also look in your Windows and
System directories for a file by the same name and show you its version,
date/time, and size.  You can then press a button to replace the
"installed" file.
 
 
WHY?
 
It happens almost every day: you get a new shareware or freeware program
that has a common file like CTL3D.DLL or BWCC.DLL . . . should you
replace your current one or not?  Just drag the "new" file and drop it
onto QVERSION to find out.  If it really is new, just press the [UPDATE]
button to replace the old one (which is renamed just in case).
 
 
FILES INCLUDED
 
This package has the following files:
 
   QVERSION.TXT  This file
   QVERSION.EXE  The program
   CMDIALOG.VBX  Used by the program
   COMMDLG.DLL   Used by the program
   VER.DLL       Used by the program
 
Not included is VBRUN300.DLL.  It is big, and most people have it
already.  If you don't have a copy, one can be found in the UTIL
directory on CICA (file VBRUN301.EXE) and its mirror sites.
 
 
INSTALLATION
 
Copy QVERSION.EXE to any convenient directory.  If VER.DLL, CMDIALOG.VBX
or or COMMDLG.DLL are newer than the ones you have (use QVersion to find
out), copy the new one(s) to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory (press the
UPDATE button in QVersion).
 
 
USE
 
I like to run QVersion by dropping a file on its icon.  Too bad Program
Manager doesn't allow that (I use Norton Desktop).  There are several
nice utilities that provide tool bars.  One I like is ToolBar by Juan M.
Aguirregabiria (look on CICA or mirrors).
 
The alternative to dropping the subject file onto the QVersion icon is to
start it up and pick a file by using the [BROWSE] button or the FILE
menu.  The Microsoft common dialog is used there.
 
If you use the [UPDATE] button to replace an existing file, be aware that
the original file is renamed something like "filename.001", in case the
new file doesn't work right.
 
 
SUPPORT
 
Since it is freeware, I cannot promise to answer questions about this
utility.  I would, however, like to be informed about any bugs you find.
Please write to cjs@psu.edu.
 
 
CREDITS
 
Sample code provided by Microsoft with Visual Basic is used to extract
the version information (GetFileVersion).  Find it in the SETUP1.BAS file
in the SETUPKIT\SETUP1 directory.  Ugly, huh?