Get version number from EXE... 2

[Neil Toulouse]

Again I am guessing that this has already been answered somewhere on the forum!!

Could you tell me how you get the version number from the version page tab of the file properties when you right-click on the EXE file?

TIA
Neil "I like work. It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours..."

 

[ramani]

Hi

1. AGETFILEVERSION(myFile,SYS(16))

where myFile is your executable.


2. If you are looking from the VFP main menu.. use the Build button.. and then the Version button

ramani
(Subramanian.G),FoxAcc, ramani_g@yahoo.com

 

[Neil Toulouse]

Thanks for that!

However, the syntax in the help is:

nRows = AGetFileVersion( VersionArray, cFileName )

...so have changed accordingly!

Neil "I like work. It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours..."

 

[Scott24x7]

Neil,

For a dynamic version that works on the "Current" .exe file, try this:

Create a form property called cVersion

Then in the form's init put in:

AGETFILEVERSION(ThisForm.aVersion,SYS(16,0))
ThisForm.cVersion = ThisForm.aVersion(1,4)

Of course you can parse the aVersion down as well to only get the four digit build value with something like:

ThisForm.cVersion = 'Build' + RIGHT(ThisForm.aVersion(1,4),4)

which I find handy for just displaying the build value. Because I'm a little lazy, and because I like 4 digit build numbers, I always set my version build to 1000 when starting the first build.

Best Regards,
Scott

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, and no simpler."