Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view-oracle.xql
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view-oracle.xql,v
diff -u -N -r1.1 -r1.2
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view-oracle.xql	27 Apr 2001 01:41:12 -0000	1.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view-oracle.xql	25 Sep 2017 17:47:11 -0000	1.2
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 <fullquery name="apm_enabled_version_info">      
       <querytext>
-    select version_id as installed_version_id, version_name as installed_version_name,
-           enabled_p as installed_enabled_p,
-           apm_package_version.version_name_greater(version_name, :version_name) as version_name_greater
+    select version_id   as installed_version_id,
+           version_name as installed_version_name,
+           enabled_p    as installed_enabled_p
     from   apm_package_versions
     where  package_key = :package_key
     and    installed_p = 't'
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view-postgresql.xql
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view-postgresql.xql,v
diff -u -N -r1.1 -r1.2
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view-postgresql.xql	27 Apr 2001 01:41:12 -0000	1.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view-postgresql.xql	25 Sep 2017 17:47:11 -0000	1.2
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 <fullquery name="apm_enabled_version_info">      
       <querytext>
-    select version_id as installed_version_id, version_name as installed_version_name,
-           enabled_p as installed_enabled_p,
-           apm_package_version__version_name_greater(version_name, :version_name) as version_name_greater
+    select version_id   as installed_version_id,
+           version_name as installed_version_name,
+           enabled_p    as installed_enabled_p
     from   apm_package_versions
     where  package_key = :package_key
     and    installed_p = 't'
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.23 -r1.24
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view.tcl	7 Aug 2017 23:47:45 -0000	1.23
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/version-view.tcl	25 Sep 2017 17:47:11 -0000	1.24
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 # We use rownum = 1 in case someone mucks up the database and leaves two package versions
 # installed and enabled.
 db_0or1row apm_enabled_version_info {}
+set installed_version_name_greater_p [expr {[apm_version_names_compare $installed_version_name $version_name] == 1}]
 
+
 db_0or1row apm_data_model_install_version {}
 
 if { $vendor eq "" } {
@@ -86,10 +88,10 @@
     }
 } else {
     set status [subst {
-        [ad_decode $version_name_greater -1 "An older" "A newer"] version of this package,
+        [expr {$installed_version_name_greater_p ? "A newer" : "An older"}] version of this package,
         version $installed_version_name, is installed and [ad_decode $installed_enabled_p "t" "enabled" "disabled"].
     }]
-    if { $version_name_greater < 0 } {
+    if { !$installed_version_name_greater_p } {
         set href [export_vars -base version-upgrade {version_id}]
         append body [subst {
             You may <a href="[ns_quotehtml $href]">upgrade to this version now</a>.