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>I am looking for a simple program which can compare files in a way
>slightly more powerful than WSUPDATE (from Novell) and COMP (from
>DOS).
>
>Basically I have a set of files that I want to keep updated on my
>client machines.  If the files need to be updated I want to copy the
>new version and reboot.
>
>WSUPDATE searches the entire client drive to find outdated copies,
>when all I want to search is a specific directory and a batch file
>with COMP is my last resort.

I can think of a couple of ways to do this, if the files are in the
same directories for each client, put the stuff in a zip file and use
"PKUNZIP -dno <zipname>", I've used this approach before & combined it
with a program called Earlier to check if the zipdate is later than the
last time the update program was run.  Or alternatively use the Dos 5.0
Replace command, put the files in the correct directory structure and use
Replace SourcePath\*.* C:\ /S /U, though I have found Replace does not
work reliably with a large (>200) files.  If you want I'll send you a
UuEncoded version of Earlier (& reboot if you want it).  I imagine there
are similar switches in Arj, Zoo and Lharc if you prefer these.

Update.bat

@Echo off
Earlier Client.Zip C:\Update.Dte
If Not ErrorLevel 2 Goto NoUpdate
C:
PkUnzip -Dno F:Client.Zip
Echo Date>UpDate.Dte
Reboot
:NoUpdate

Docs for Earlier

Usage:   Earlier file1 file2

Returns Errorlevel of:
            0 - file1 earlier than file2
            1 - file1 same date as file2
            2 - file1 later than file2
          255 - error, probably file not found


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