Method of checking at least one software application installed on a data processing sytstem
First Claim
1. A method of checking at least one software application, which is installed on a data processing system and which has at least one software component, with at least one item of version information being stored during the installation of the software application, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a reference list, which includes the version information of installed software components, during the installation of the software application;
ascertaining the current version information of the installed software components;
comparing the ascertained version information with the version information stored in the reference list; and
making available, as a result of the comparison, differences and matches between the current version information and the version information recorded in the reference list.
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Abstract
For the automated version analysis of a software application, the version information of the respective software components is among the information entered in a reference list already during the installation of the software application on a data processing system by a setup program. This reference list is stored in the form of a file in a memory or in a configuration database of the data processing system. During a subsequent proper updating of the software application, the reference list associated with the software application is automatically updated. After creating a reference list, the method of automatic version analysis with respect to the software application installed on the data processing system compares the version information of the software components actually present on the data processing system with the respective version information in the reference list. The comparison information obtained by the comparison (differences or matches) is written into a comparison list.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of checking at least one software application, which is installed on a data processing system and which has at least one software component, with at least one item of version information being stored during the installation of the software application, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a reference list, which includes the version information of installed software components, during the installation of the software application;
ascertaining the current version information of the installed software components;
comparing the ascertained version information with the version information stored in the reference list; and
making available, as a result of the comparison, differences and matches between the current version information and the version information recorded in the reference list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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