Desaware Announces Shipment Of VersionStamper Version 4.0 with 16 and 32
bit OLE Control support. 

Orlando, FL - October 23, 1995 -- Desaware today announced version 4.0 of
VersionStamper, a distribution toolkit that allows safe distribution of
component based applications created with development tools that support
the full Microsoft OLE Control specification including Microsoft Visual
Basic 4.0 and Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0. 

VersionStamper makes it possible to embed into your applications version
information for all of the Dynamic Link Libraries and Custom Controls used
by that program. This allows the program or end user to instantly detect
the presence of incompatible DLL's, OLE controls or VBX's on the target
system. 

Visual Basic 4.0 and Visual C++ 4.0 both emphasize the trend towards
component based development. Applications created with these tools
typically use many different Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) and Custom
Controls (OLE custom controls and VBXs). The accidental replacement of any
of these DLLs or VBXs by another application, or the presence of an
incompatible version anywhere in the system, can cause an application to
fail. Resolving these problems has become even more complex under
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and Microsoft Windows 95, where the component
used may be determined by the registration database as well as the
location of the file. VersionStamper allows programmers to specify
precisely which DLL's, OLE controls, VBX's, and other files are required
by a program, and what range of version numbers for those files must be
present. This information is stored in the executable. At runtime, the
VersionStamper custom control can automatically verify the presence and
versions of the files required for the program to run. 

VersionStamper also includes a "rescue" program that can detect version
incompatibilities, even for programs that cannot be loaded due to such
incompatibilities. 

This rescue program includes complete source code and can be modified by
developers for distribution with their applications. This can prove an
invaluable tool for providing fast and effective customer support. 

VersionStamper is more than a simple version stamping tool. It is a
complete developer oriented package that addresses the problems of
software incompatibilities that often arise when distributing software. It
includes the following components: 

Custom Controls - VersionStamper includes both 16 and 32 bit OLE controls,
and a 16 bit VBX control. They provide extensive dialog box support for
embedding version information for selected DLLs, OLE controls, VBXs and
other files. They also have the ability to scan Visual Basic-based
projects to automatically create a list of components required by the
application. The runtime distributable control is royalty free, and is
extremely efficient. 

VerInfo - A Visual Basic-based program that allows you to quickly view the
version information for any executable, DLL, OLE control or VBX that
contains versioning information. Includes source code. 

VerResQ - A Visual Basic-based program that analyzes any executable stamped
by VersionStamper. It generates a complete list of the files required by
the application, reports any incompatibilities detected on the target
system and reports the version information for the actual files found.
Includes source code. 

Technical Notes - including a complete discussion of the Microsoft
Windows-based system of version stamping and strategies for reliably
distributing component based applications. Online help and extensive
sample code is included. 

VersionStamper solves one of the most time consuming and expensive problems
relating to the distribution and support of component based applications
for both general distribution and in house corporate use. 

VersionStamper 4.0 is priced at $129 and is shipping now. 

Desaware is a developer of tools and software components for use with
Microsoft Visual Basic and other component based software development
tools. 

Desaware
1100 E. Hamilton Ave. Suite 4
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 377-4770,  fax: (408) 371-3530
 
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