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READING VERSION NUMBERS ON CARLTON PROGRAMS
Authors all have their own method of creating new version numbers for their
programs. The following is MY method, which I find to be helpful in allowing
SYSOPs to know whether or not it is NECESSARY to upgrade to the latest version.
ex: DOORTRAK V3.1a
Each place in the Version Number is actually a decription of the version.
The "3" indicates that there have been three major updates to the program;
this usually indicates new features have been added or there has been a
structure change. Upgrading to new Major Updates is recommended.
The "1" means that during version three, there has been one improvement on
currently available features. It could have been a re-written routine to
perform better, or a feature has new options, etc. Upgrading may increase
performance, but is not necessary to get the same results.
The "a" stands for bug fixes. "a" is used as a place-holder if there have
been no bugs found in that version. With each fix, this is incremented
one letter. Upgrading is DEFINATELY recommended.