Software Identification Wizard: Version Rule Entry
Some manufacturers encode software version information in the timestamp or product version properties
of files. Using these properties to perform software recognition enables you to provide automatic, future-proof
version recognition for software installed on your Client PCs. Use the Specify Version Rule dialog to
specify the fields from which you want Vector AM to extract the information.
To extract the version information from the selected file:
1 In the Item list, select the file that contains
the version information. The or choose from the available property fields list displays
the values of the properties for the file you selected.
2 In
the Specify the property fields that contain version information field, enter
to specify the location of the version information.
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Use the following tokens to specify the location of the files version information: |
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Token |
Value |
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$HOURS |
The hour value of the file's timestamp. Any leading zero is ignored. |
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$HOURTEN |
The first digit in the timestamp's hour field. |
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$HOURUNIT |
The second digit in the timestamp's hour field. |
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$MINUTES |
The minute value of the file's timestamp. Any leading zero is ignored. |
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$MINUTETEN |
The first digit in the timestamp's minute field. |
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$MINUTEUNIT |
The second digit in the timestamp's minute field. |
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$SECONDS |
The seconds value of the file's timestamp. Any leading zero is ignored. |
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$VERSIONINFO.VERSION1$ |
The first section of the product version field. |
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$VERSIONINFO.VERSION2$ |
The second section of the product version field. |
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$VERSIONINFO.VERSION3$ |
The third section of the product version field. |
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$VERSIONINFO.VERSION4$ |
The fourth section of the product version field. |
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$VERSIONINFO.VERSION$ |
All four sections of the product version field. |
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Notes
To
restrict the size of the value returned by a version field, specify the maximum number of digits before
the final $. For example, if the full version number is 010.063.00.10, $VERSIONINFO.VERSION1(2)$.$VERSIONINFO.VERSION2(2)$
returns 01.06.
Different
manufacturers use different property fields to store product version information. Vector AM automatically
checks all the properties and selects the one that is most likely to contain version information.
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Alternatively, that contain the version information from the or choose from the available
property fields list, and click Select. The token for the property is added to the
Specify the property fields that contain version information field.
For example, if the version number of the product is specified by the first two product version fields,
select Product version fields 1 and 2 in the list and click Select. The tokens that enable
Vector AM to extract the version information are displayed in the Specify the property fields that
contain version information field.
Take care when extracting version information from the timestamp of a file. For example, a timestamp
of 07:05:00 (7:05 a.m.), can represent a version number of 7.05 or 7.5 depending on the numbering system
used by the manufacturer. If the leading zero is not significant, select Hours and minutes to extract
only the final digit. If the leading zero is significant, specify the value by entering $HOURS.$MINUTETEN$MINUTEUNIT.
3 When you have selected all the properties that contain
the version information, click Finish to create the identification rule for the software.
Notes
To
create rules that compare the properties of a file with a specific value, select the file and click
Specify Properties in the Wizard's Version
Identification dialog.