How to Retrieve a File's “Product Version” in VBScript

Question

I have a VBScript that checks for the existence of a file in a directory on a remote machine. I am looking to retrieve the \"Product Version\" for said fil

Answer 1

You can use the Shell.Namespace to get the extended properties on a file, one of which is the Product Version. The GetDetailsOf function should work. You can test with the following code to get an idea:

Dim fillAttributes(300)

Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set folder = shell.Namespace("C:\Windows")

Set file = folder.ParseName("notepad.exe")

For i = 0 to 299
    Wscript.Echo i & vbtab & fillAttributes(i) _
        & ": " & folder.GetDetailsOf(file, i) 
Next

One thing to be aware of:

The extended properties of a file differs between versions of Windows. Hence, the product version index numbers changes based on the version of Windows you are using. You can use the code above to determine what they are. From my testing, I believe they are as follows:

• Window XP - 39
• Windows Vista - 252
• Windows 7 - 268
• Windows 2008 R2 SP1 - 271
• Windows 2012 R2 - 285

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