Version Element (ADF)

Contains elements that specify the current application version number.

Syntax

<Application>
    ...
    <Version>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type	None.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional once per Application element.
Updates	Can be added and deleted when updating the application.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	Application Element (ADF)
Child elements	Major Element (ADF) Minor Element (ADF) Build Element (ADF) Revision Element (ADF)

Remarks

When updating the Version child elements, the complete version number must be greater than or equal to the previous version number.

For example, as shown in the following table, updating from the initial version number of 2.1.24.0 to 2.1.24.1 is fine. However, updating the version to 2.0.24.1 raises an error when you update the application.

Initial version number	Acceptable update	Invalid update
<Major>2</Major> <Minor>1</Minor> <Build>24</Build> <Revision>0</Revision>	<Major>2</Major> <Minor>1</Minor> <Build>24</Build> <Revision>1</Revision>	<Major>2</Major> <Minor>0</Minor> <Build>24</Build> <Revision>1</Revision>

Example

The following example shows how to specify a current application version number of 2.1.3.10.

<Version>
    <Major>2</Major>
    <Minor>1</Minor>
    <Build>3</Build>
    <Revision>10</Revision>
</Version>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

Specifying Application Version and History
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance