Version Info

[fiver1]

How do I extract the Version Info (ie. 2.2.1.54) to display on a form such as an About box?

 

[2ffat]

One way is to call a Windows API function. If noboy can come up with a better solution in a couple of days, I dig out my notes and post them here.
James P. Cottingham

http://www.ivcusa.com

 

[fiver1]

Thanks

 

[2ffat]

Well, nobody has posted anything, so I'll give it a try. I was hoping to get an example but I haven't had time. The only exmaple that I've found was at Borland's ite in their Community but it was in Pascal (Delphi). You need to call three Windows APIs:
DWORD GetFileVersionInfoSize(
LPTSTR lptstrFilename, // file name
LPDWORD lpdwHandle // set to zero
);

If the value return by this is zero, then it failed and you can't get the version.

BOOL GetFileVersionInfo(
LPSTR lptstrFilename, // file name (same as above)
DWORD dwHandle, // ignored
DWORD dwLen, // size of buffer from above API
LPVOID lpData // version info buffer
)

Then you call:
DWORD GetFileVersionInfoSize(
LPTSTR lptstrFilename, // file name (same as above)
LPDWORD lpdwHandle // set to zero
)

See msdn.microsoft.com/libary and search for these APIs for more info. Sorry I can't be of more help.
James P. Cottingham

http://www.ivcusa.com