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Visual Basic 6 definition

Declare Function GetFileVersionInfo Lib "version.dll" Alias "GetFileVersionInfoA" (ByVal lptstrFilename As String, ByVal dwHandle As Long, ByVal dwLen As Long, lpData As Any) As Long

Visual Basic .NET definition

Declare Function GetFileVersionInfo Lib "version.dll" Alias "GetFileVersionInfoA" (ByVal lptstrFilename As String, ByVal dwHandle As Integer, ByVal dwLen As Integer, ByRef lpData As Object) As Integer

Description

GetFileVersionInfo extracts the version information resource stored inside a 32-bit executable-type file. The version information resource is a series of bytes that is difficult to read directly. Use the VerQueryValue to retrieve the desired pieces of data from the resource. GetFileVersionInfo Retrieves version information for the specified file. System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo

Return Value

If successful, the function returns a non-zero value. If an error occured, the function returns 0 (use GetLastError to get the error code).

Parameters

lpstrFilename The full path and filename of the file. dwHandle Reserved -- set to 0. dwLen The size in bytes of the buffer passed as lpData. lpData A buffer, such as a byte array, that receives the version information resource of the file.

Further Information:

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