Why not use CVS or Subversion. You can put the tag '$Revision$ into all = your forms. You can then use strings and grep to get the revision = number (use the cygwin tools if you are not running this on *nix). The best part is ... CVS and Subversion are free. I'll bet SCM is not. = Why pay for a technology when you do not have to? -- Ron Reidy Lead DBA Array BioPharma, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of = Paula_Stankus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed 4/20/2005 8:07 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc:=09 Subject: RE: branding or versioning forms and reports We are working with SCM - Oracle's versioning software. We wish to put in the version in each form so we can do a what on the form binary and see what version it is. Is this possible? We are also trying to use SCCS we can compile a form then check it in with SCCS but when we check it out we cannot compile again. =3D20 We would prefer to use Oracle's SCM but the issue is with "versioning" or "branding" the code so we can do a what and easily see what version the binary is. Help? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l This electronic message transmission is a PRIVATE communication which = contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is = intended=20 to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are = not the=20 intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, = distribution=20 or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify = the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, or notify us = by telephone (877-633-2436, ext. 0), and then delete it from your system. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l