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Q74046: Setver /? [Drive:Path] Refers to SETVER, Not Executable

Article: Q74046
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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The syntax for the SETVER command is as follows:

  setver [drive:path] filename version

Where [drive:path] refers to the drive and the path of SETVER, not the filename
that will follow it. When using the SETVER /? help menu, this syntax is not at
first apparent. The following example adds the file C:\PROGRAM.EXE:

  setver c:\dos c:\program.exe 4.01

MORE INFORMATION
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SETVER may return the error:

  ERROR: Missing parameter.

  Use "SETVER /?" for help

Typing "setver /?" (without the quotation marks) at the DOS prompt will give the
following help screen:

Sets the version number that MS-DOS reports to a program.

Display current
version table:      SETVER [drive:path]
Add entry:          SETVER [drive:path] filename n.nn
Delete entry:       SETVER [drive:path] filename /DELETE [/QUIET]

 [drive:path]      Specifies location of the SETVER.EXE file.
 filename          Specifies the filename of the program.
 n.nn              Specifies the MS-DOS version to be reported to the 
                   program.

 /DELETE or /D     Deletes the version-table entry for the specified
                   program.

 /QUIET            Hides the message typically displayed during
                   deletion of version-table entry.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.x 6.00 6.20 online help

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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