version number check

[Rajesh Garg]

Do i have any way in which i can check the version number of a
particular Dll. Eg. shdocvw.dll gives me version number of IE.How do i
get this. I mean right click and version tab shows me this value but
in code how to do that. similarly i ned o check version numbers of
other dll files.
Please Help

RVG
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[Josephine Schafer]

Do i have any way in which i can check the version number of a
particular Dll. Eg. shdocvw.dll gives me version number of IE.How do i
get this. I mean right click and version tab shows me this value but
in code how to do that. similarly i ned o check version numbers of
other dll files.
Please Help

Off topic in this NG.
Post it to a Windows NG and you will get a peer reviewed reply.

<OT>
I can give you pointers though.
Look in msdn for GetFileVersionInfoSize, GetFileVersionInfo and
VerQueryValue
</OT>

 

[Al Newton]

Do i have any way in which i can check the version number of a
particular Dll. Eg. shdocvw.dll gives me version number of IE.How do i
get this. I mean right click and version tab shows me this value but
in code how to do that. similarly i ned o check version numbers of
other dll files.
Please Help

RVG
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Try codeguru.com or codeproject.com. Both have classes for reading
the version stamp of a PE file.

.... Al