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MS-DOS External Commands

The SETVER Command

Description:

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

Command Syntax:

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

Explanation of Syntax:

[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.

Command Use:

This command can be used at the command prompt and in batch files.