This document discusses the current updates for various versions of WebObjects. Follow the links in this article for detailed information on each patch. To determine what updates are currently installed on your system, please see:

Article 70148: " WebObjects: Using Fingerprint Files " for Solaris and HP-UX.

Article 70074: " WebObjects: Determining the Installed WebObjects Version " for Mac OS X and Windows.

WebObjects 4.5.1

WebObjects 4.5.1 users on Mac OS X 10.0 should install the following update:

• WebObjects 4.5.1 Update 1 : This update contains a post-install script necessary to complete the installation of WebObjects 4.5.1 on Mac OS X 10.0 and should be installed by all users on this platform.

WebObjects 4.5 users should install one of the following updates:

• WebObjects 4.5 Update 3 : This update contains general bug fixes for WebObjects 4.5 on all platforms. It is recommended that WebObjects users on all platforms install this update. Since it includes all changes made in earlier updates for WebObjects 4.5, you only need to install this update.
• WebObjects 4.5 Update 1 : This update contains bug fixes for WebObjects 4.5 on Windows 2000, and is required to run WebObjects on this operating system. This update contains the minimal set of changes needed to run WebObjects 4.5 on Windows 2000, but these are included in WebObjects 4.5 Update 3.

WebObjects 4 and EOF 3.0

WebObjects 4.0.1 users should install one of the following patches:

• WebObjects 4.0.1 Patch 2 --This patch contains general bug fixes for WebObjects 4.0.1 on all platforms except for Mac OS X Server 1.2. Apple recommends that WebObjects users on Mac OS X Server 1.0 and HP-UX install this patch. Mac OS X Server 1.2, Solaris, and Windows NT users should install Patch 3.
• WebObjects 4.0.1 Patch 3 --This patch contains general bug fixes for WebObjects 4.0.1 on Mac OS X Server 1.2, Solaris, and Windows NT. It is recommended that WebObjects users on these platforms install this patch.

WebObjects 3.5.1 and EOF 2.2

WebObjects 3.5.1 users on all platforms should install the following patches:

• WebObjects 3.5.1 Patch 4 --This patch corrects a number of issues with the WebObjects 3.5.1 frameworks, including Year 2000 date rollover issues. Includes patches for Solaris, HP-UX, and Windows NT, and documentation for OPENSTEP 4.2 for Mach.
• EOF 2.2 User Patch 3 and EOF 2.2 Developer Patch 2 --This patch contains bug fixes for Apple's Enterprise Objects Framework and includes fixes from several previous patches, including fixes for Java issues. . It should be installed by Windows NT users only. Solaris users should install EOF 2.2 Patch 2 instead. OPENSTEP for Mach and HP-UX users should install EOF 2.2 Patch 1 instead.
• EOF 2.2 User Patch 2 and EOF 2.2 Developer Patch 2 --This patch contains bug fixes for Apple's Enterprise Objects Framework and includes fixes from several previous patches, including fixes for Java issues. . It should be installed by Solaris users only. OPENSTEP for Mach and HP-UX users should install EOF 2.2 Patch 1 instead.
• EOF 2.2 Patch 1 --This patch contains bug fixes for Apple's Enterprise Objects Framework and includes fixes from several previous patches. It should be installed by OPENSTEP for Mach and HP-UX users only. This patch includes developer and deployment components.
• WebObjects 3.5.1 Monitor Patch --This patch corrects a number of issues with the Monitor application which shipped with WebObjects 3.5.1.

In addition, there is a procedure that some WebObjcts 3.5.1 users may wish to follow depending on their platform and needs:

• Revised RebuildWODefaultApp Script --This allows developers to access EOF from pure-WebScript WebObjects applications

WebObjects 3.1 and EOF 2.1

WebObjects 3.1 users on all platforms should install the following patches:

• WebObjects 3.1 Patch 1 --This patch corrects a number of issues with the WebObjects 3.1 frameworks, including Year 2000 date rollover issues. Includes patches for Solaris, HP-UX, and Windows NT, and documentation for OPENSTEP 4.2 for Mach.

WebObjects 3.0 and EOF 2.0

NOTE: Apple is allowing Enterprise Objects Framework version 2.0 users to upgrade to a patched version of EOF 2.2 at no cost. Details on the upgrade and the patch will be posted here in the near future. Apple recommends this upgrade for all users of EOF 2.0.

There are no general patches available at this time for users of WebObjects 3.0.

These patches affect users of EOF 2.0, the version of Apple's Enterprise Objects Framework that shipped with WebObjects 3.0:

• EOF 2.0 Adaptor patches for the ODBC , Oracle , and Informix adaptors
• A workaround for an issue with multiple BLOBs under EOF 2.0
• Sybase client libraries for EOF 2.0