[wpkg-users] Use regex to get installed version number?

[Keith Jones]

Hiya,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wpkg-users [mailto:wpkg-users-bounces at lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf
> Of Stefan Pendl
> Sent: 17 March 2015 21:05
> To: wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org
> Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Use regex to get installed version number?
> 
> Am 17.03.2015 um 22:01 schrieb Keith Jones:
> >
> > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8u20-relnotes-
> 2257729.ht
> > ml
> > - Basically this outlines that from u20 onwards, JRE is installed to a folder
> that always includes the version but still supports static and patch-in-place
> installs (ie overwriting old versions). The patch-in-place (STATIC=0) might
> actually be happening but just not be very visible maybe?
> 
> I already tried this, but the uninstall registry entry of the previous JRE 8
> update is not removed, so the patch in place is not done correctly.
> 
That's annoying :-(

> Why did they change a working system for no good?
> 

It appears Oracle have done their usual thing and found an evil way to make people pay money...

https://www.java.com/en/download/help/msi_install.xml

 -100 points to Oracle...

Keith

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> Stefan P.
> 
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