A file protection mechanism is part of the installation program and prohibits overwriting any
PROMSGS file that already exists. If a
PROMSGS file exists in the local directory, and it is the latest version; then, there is no need to perform any file changes.
The OpenEdge Installation program supports a versioning scheme that adds date information to the header of the
PROMSGS file. The install program uses this date information to help determine the latest version of a
PROMSGS file.