From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5894fe67040038b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-07 10:30:50 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!iad-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!iad-read.news.verio.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Vincent Marciante" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <9s9iti$g$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <5ee5b646.0111061939.595b61be@posting.google.com> <9sbb1f$2bm$1@plutonium.btinternet.com> <9sboee$42f$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: Re: Attributes 'Version and 'Body_Version X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 13:32:16 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 160.79.20.98 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: iad-read.news.verio.net 1005157814 160.79.20.98 (Wed, 07 Nov 2001 18:30:14 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 18:30:14 GMT Organization: Verio Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16005 Date: 2001-11-07T13:32:16-05:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" wrote in message news:9sboee$42f$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > Well, its useful enough for an application to be able to say: "I know I am > dependent on version 'LMNOP' and if the version is anything but 'LMNOP' then > I'd better take evasive action because something may not work." But if there > is some ability to determine order for the version strings, you get even > more usefulness out of it. But you do know the order order of earlier versions and can store that list in each new version othe code. You also know that any version that was not a past version (not in the stored list) must be a new version and can then deside what to do in that case (this case will only come up when a past version of the code is attempting to work with a newer version ) Vincent Marciante (please remove underbar remove from my email address to reply directly)