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Installing, Upgrading, and Updating Software
3.7 Using the POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
3.7.3.1 Version Identification Format
The version of the software product kit is in the format tmmnn-ue. This format is
described in Table 3–6.
Table 3–6 Format of tmmnn-ue Version Identification
t The type of version (a single uppercase alphabetic character).
mm The major version number (decimal integer 01 through 99).
nn The minor version number (decimal integer 00 through 99).
- The hyphen is required in all cases. When both update level (u) and
maintenance edit level (e) are omitted, the version will end with a hyphen
and the file name will have a double hyphen (- -) preceding the kit type.
u The update level (decimal integer 1 through 999). The level is optional.
e The maintenance edit level (one or more alphanumeric characters beginning
with an alphabetic character). This level is optional.
The following table of examples shows how to use the format:
Example Description
V6.1 In this example:
Version type: V
Major release: 06
Minor release: 01
Update level: 0 (implicit)
No edit level
V6.1-1H2 In this example:
Version type: V
Major release: 06
Minor release: 01
Update level: 1
Edit level: H2
T6.2-FT2 In this example:
Version type: T
Major release: 06
Minor release: 02
Update level: 0 (implicit)
Edit level: FT2
3.7.3.2 Software Product Name Examples
The following examples show how the format is used for one sequential and two
reference copy format kits:
• A sequential copy format kit for DEC Softwindows for OpenVMS VAX that
requires a double hyphen has the following format:
DEC-VAXVMS-SOFTWIN-V0101--1.PCSI
This format shows that the producer is DEC (DIGITAL), the base is VAXVMS
(OpenVMS VAX), the product is SOFTWIN, and the version is V1.1. The type
of version is V, the major and minor version numbers are each 1. There are
no update or maintenance edit levels. The kit_type is 1 (full).
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