Method and apparatus for verifying and analyzing computer software installation
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1. A method for verifying and analyzing the installation of software onto a programmable device, said method comprising:
- generating at least one installation data file containing information corresponding to at least one software file required for proper installation of the software; and
comparing the information contained in the at least one installation data file with data pertaining to actually installed files on the programmable device to determine if the software is properly installed.
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A method for verifying and analyzing the installation of software onto a programmable device includes generating at least one installation data file containing information corresponding to at least one software file required for proper installation of the software, and comparing the information contained in the at least one installation data file with data pertaining to actually installed files on the programmable device to determine if the software is properly installed.
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1. A method for verifying and analyzing the installation of software onto a programmable device, said method comprising:
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generating at least one installation data file containing information corresponding to at least one software file required for proper installation of the software; and
comparing the information contained in the at least one installation data file with data pertaining to actually installed files on the programmable device to determine if the software is properly installed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A programmable logic controller (PLC) system for software having at least one installation data file, said PLC system comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU);
at least one input/output (I/O) module;
a memory;
a software installation source comprising at least one actually installed software file for loading into said memory;
at least software installation file containing information about said at least one actually installed software file; and
at least one software installation log generated by comparing the information contained in said actually installed program data file with corresponding data in said at least one software installation data file to determine if said software file is properly installed in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A programmable device programmed to:
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generate at least one installation data file containing the location, date and size of at least one software file required for proper installation of the at least one software file onto a microprocessor-based system;
compare the at least one installation data file with the actual location, date and size of the at least one software file on the microprocessor-based system to determine if the at least one software file is properly installed on the microprocessor based system; and
generate at least one log file containing the results of said comparison of the at least one data installation file with the actual location, date and size of the at least one software file on the microprocessor system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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