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  • Is there a file ver API call?

    From T@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 2 18:33:04 2025
    Hi All,

    Is there a file version api, like filever.exe to
    read the embedded version of a file?

    Many thanks,
    -T

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  • From Newyana2@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 2 23:12:44 2025
    On 2/2/2025 9:33 PM, T wrote:
    Hi All,

    Is there a file version api, like filever.exe to
    read the embedded version of a file?

    Many thanks,
    -T

    In version.dll. GetFileVersionInfoSize, GetFileVersionInfo
    and VerQueryValue.

    It's fairly involved. Assuming that you're not generally dealing
    with Win32 API, you could use the much simpler VBScript
    method:


    Dim FSO, s
    Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    s = FSO.GetFileVersion("C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll")
    MsgBox s
    Set FSO = Nothing

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  • From T@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 3 13:00:22 2025
    On 2/2/25 8:12 PM, Newyana2 wrote:
    On 2/2/2025 9:33 PM, T wrote:
    Hi All,

    Is there a file version api, like filever.exe to
    read the embedded version of a file?

    Many thanks,
    -T

    In version.dll. GetFileVersionInfoSize, GetFileVersionInfo
    and VerQueryValue.

    It's fairly involved. Assuming that you're not generally dealing
    with Win32 API, you could use the much simpler VBScript
    method:


    Dim FSO, s
    Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    s = FSO.GetFileVersion("C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll")
    MsgBox s
    Set FSO = Nothing


    Thank you!

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