Patches

Use the which command from TCL in the DM account. It will show you information similar to the following:

:which (cad
System Release Information
==========================
D3 Release Version 9.0.0.RS rev 09/24/10

Implementation. . . . . . RS6000
Software Serial Number. . 11031329
System ID Number . . . .
Release . . . . . . . . . D3/UNIX: RS6000
Unix Information. . . . . AIX;pick0:AIX;1;6;0103BEE2

Boot Monitor. . . . . . . 9.0.0.M2; 22 Sep 2010
Boot ABS. . . . . . . . . 9.0.0.A2; 24 Sep 2010
Boot ABS Data File. . . . 9.0.0.A2; 24 Sep 2010
System Data Files . . . . 9.0.0.D2; 24 Sep 2010
FlashBASIC Revision . . . 9.0.0.F2; 18 Aug 2010
SQL Revision. . . . . . . 9.0.0.S2; 27 Aug 2010
ABS Patch Level . . . . . no patches loaded

ABS

Depending on your platform, the ABS level, in this case A2, may be higher than indicated by the which command if ABS patches have already been loaded. If ABS patches have already been loaded to the system, use the verb list-patches to identify the latest patch loaded. If no patches are loaded, you may see:

:list-patches
[401] no items present.
:

or

:list-patches
[3] The verb 'list-patches' is not defined.
:

If there are patches loaded, you will see a listing showing the patch numbers and a brief description. Find the highest number in the Patch column. Again, depending on your platform, the patch numbers may be sorted in ascending or descending order.

System Data Files

The only way to upgrade your system data files is to install a new system release. For almost all platforms, the system files are located on our FTP site under /pub/platform, where platform may be RS, Linux, Windows, etc.

FlashBASIC

Patches are not required if you are not compiling your programs using FlashBASIC.

SQL and ODBC

Patches are not required if you are not using these processors.