Dormilich, that sounds like a really good idea - could you please give me an example of how to code it?

Thanks

I'm not sure I quite follow. Why is the PHP required - you're calling a PHP file, which is giving the result, why not just call the text file with the version number directly?

I've been having a go, and come up with the following. So far, I know the versions are correctly in the variables when it comes to the comparison, but for some reason the comparison always seems to return not-equal, even when NewVer and Version both contain...

I have a set of calculators written in JS on a page:
http://www.slymail.org/vinocalc.html

The page is designed to be downloaded and used offline, or simply saved as a file for speed of access and reliability (not always on internet connections).

Anyway, I would like to store a file on the server, which contains the current version number (such as 2.0). That's all the file will contain. Then when the page is...