Clipper - Re: Compare EXE files ?

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Re: Compare EXE files ?

sali

2005-10-02, 6:55 pm

"Otto" <ohaldi@freesurf.ch> wrote in message
news:VA.00000389.00210a7f@freesurf.ch...
> Hello to all
>
> In a small network I have a clipper program. I like to
> update automatically the exe if it change it on the Server.
> To start the program I'm using a batch file. I like to find
> a small utility who compare the exe before I start the
> program. Could somebody help me ?
>

usually comparing directory info [filesize & timedate] is enough.
complete binary compare or hash or crc requires whole file to be copied each
time over network [to access its binary content], so it is easier to realy
copy exe each time from server to workstation.

example of batch job for directory check & execution:
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dir x:myexe.exe | find "myexe.exe" > server.tmp
dir c:myexe.exe | find "myexe.exe" > local.tmp
fc /b server.tmp local.tmp
if not errorlevel 1 goto equal
if not errorlevel 2 goto different
goto end

:different
copy x.myexe.exe c:
goto execute

:equal
goto execute

:execute
c:myexe.exe

:end
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