Oracle Apps:Check file version

           Check version of the File

 

Two ways to check version of file.

1. Adident

2. Strings

ADIDENT Utility in ORACLE application is used to find version of any file.

1st Method :-

 

Syntax : adident Header filename.

e.g If you want to find out the version of appvndrb.pls

$ cd AP_TOP/patch/115/sql

$ adident Header appvndrb.pls

o/p :

appvndrb.pls:

$Header appvndrb.pls 120.78.12010000.83 2010/04/27 21:00:55 vinaik ship

2nd Method :

Using Strings:

Syntax : strings -a Top_name/location of file/filename | grep ‘$Header’

e.g $ strings -a $AP_TOP/patch/115/sql/appvndrb.pls | grep ‘$Header’

o/p : /* $Header: appvndrb.pls 120.78.12010000.83 2010/04/27 21:00:55 vinaik ship $ */

OR

$ cd $AP_TOP/patch/115/sql

$ strings -a appvndrb.pls | grep ‘$Header’