using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with WSH. For a
task I am currently doing I need to programatically obtain the file version
of a dll file. In WSH this is done via the file system object's
GetFileVersion() method. This version is only on dll and other executibles.
For example is can be somthing like 1.08.234. Can I get this attribute from
the command prompt? If so my script could be much simpler.

thanks

"djc" wrote:

>using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with WSH. For a
>task I am currently doing I need to programatically obtain the file version
>of a dll file. In WSH this is done via the file system object's
>GetFileVersion() method. This version is only on dll and other executibles.
>For example is can be somthing like 1.08.234. Can I get this attribute from
>the command prompt? If so my script could be much simpler.
>
>thanks
>
In the w2k reskit there is a filever.exe. You may download it here:
URL: http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...00/filever.zip

Sample output on itself once complete and once filtered to the version:

==screen-copy=========================================================
C:\test>filever x:filever.exe /B
--a-- W32i APP ENU 5.0.2134.1 shp 13,584 11-30-1999 x:\filever.exe

C:\test>for /F "tokens=5" %A in ('filever x:filever.exe') do @echo/%A
5.0.2134.1

C:\test>
==screen-copy=========================================================

HTH

--
Greetings
Matthias________________________________________
For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm

I like. Thanks!

"Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c644cs$gmf$07$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "djc" wrote:
>
> >using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with WSH.
For a
> >task I am currently doing I need to programatically obtain the file
version
> >of a dll file. In WSH this is done via the file system object's
> >GetFileVersion() method. This version is only on dll and other
executibles.
> >For example is can be somthing like 1.08.234. Can I get this attribute
from
> >the command prompt? If so my script could be much simpler.
> >
> >thanks
> >
> In the w2k reskit there is a filever.exe. You may download it here:
> URL: http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...00/filever.zip
>
> Sample output on itself once complete and once filtered to the version:
>
> ==screen-copy=========================================================
> C:\test>filever x:filever.exe /B
> --a-- W32i APP ENU 5.0.2134.1 shp 13,584 11-30-1999
x:\filever.exe
>
> C:\test>for /F "tokens=5" %A in ('filever x:filever.exe') do @echo/%A
> 5.0.2134.1
>
> C:\test>
> ==screen-copy=========================================================
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Greetings
> Matthias________________________________________
> For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
> W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm

"djc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I like. Thanks!
>
> "Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:c644cs$gmf$07$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > "djc" wrote:
> >
> > >using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with WSH.

Just to pick a nit, that is not "VB" you are using with WSH, but "VBScript"
or "VBS".

/Al


> For a
> > >task I am currently doing I need to programatically obtain the file
> version
> > >of a dll file. In WSH this is done via the file system object's
> > >GetFileVersion() method. This version is only on dll and other
> executibles.
> > >For example is can be somthing like 1.08.234. Can I get this attribute
> from
> > >the command prompt? If so my script could be much simpler.
> > >
> > >thanks
> > >
> > In the w2k reskit there is a filever.exe. You may download it here:
> > URL: http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...00/filever.zip
> >
> > Sample output on itself once complete and once filtered to the version:
> >
> > ==screen-copy=========================================================
> > C:\test>filever x:filever.exe /B
> > --a-- W32i APP ENU 5.0.2134.1 shp 13,584 11-30-1999
> x:\filever.exe
> >
> > C:\test>for /F "tokens=5" %A in ('filever x:filever.exe') do @echo/%A
> > 5.0.2134.1
> >
> > C:\test>
> > ==screen-copy=========================================================
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > --
> > Greetings
> > Matthias________________________________________
> > For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
> > W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm
>
>

yep, I'm aware of that and assumed most here would know that as well. I'll
be more specific in the future.
thanks.


"Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]" <alan-no-drub-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "djc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I like. Thanks!
> >
> > "Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:c644cs$gmf$07$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > "djc" wrote:
> > >
> > > >using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with
WSH.
>
> Just to pick a nit, that is not "VB" you are using with WSH, but
"VBScript"
> or "VBS".
>
> /Al
>
>
> > For a
> > > >task I am currently doing I need to programatically obtain the file
> > version
> > > >of a dll file. In WSH this is done via the file system object's
> > > >GetFileVersion() method. This version is only on dll and other
> > executibles.
> > > >For example is can be somthing like 1.08.234. Can I get this
attribute
> > from
> > > >the command prompt? If so my script could be much simpler.
> > > >
> > > >thanks
> > > >
> > > In the w2k reskit there is a filever.exe. You may download it here:
> > > URL: http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...00/filever.zip
> > >
> > > Sample output on itself once complete and once filtered to the
version:
> > >
> > > ==screen-copy=========================================================
> > > C:\test>filever x:filever.exe /B
> > > --a-- W32i APP ENU 5.0.2134.1 shp 13,584 11-30-1999
> > x:\filever.exe
> > >
> > > C:\test>for /F "tokens=5" %A in ('filever x:filever.exe') do @echo/%A
> > > 5.0.2134.1
> > >
> > > C:\test>
> > > ==screen-copy=========================================================
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > --
> > > Greetings
> > > Matthias________________________________________
> > > For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
> > > W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm
> >
> >
>
>

"djc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> yep, I'm aware of that and assumed most here would know that as well. I'll
> be more specific in the future.
> thanks.

The regulars certainly know. But we get a lot of first-timers here looking
for solutions, and we don't want to confuse them about such details.

/Al


>
>
> "Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]" <alan-no-drub-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "djc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I like. Thanks!
> > >
> > > "Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:c644cs$gmf$07$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > "djc" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with
> WSH.
> >
> > Just to pick a nit, that is not "VB" you are using with WSH, but
> "VBScript"
> > or "VBS".
> >
> > /Al
> >
> >
> > > For a
> > > > >task I am currently doing I need to programatically obtain the file
> > > version
> > > > >of a dll file. In WSH this is done via the file system object's
> > > > >GetFileVersion() method. This version is only on dll and other
> > > executibles.
> > > > >For example is can be somthing like 1.08.234. Can I get this
> attribute
> > > from
> > > > >the command prompt? If so my script could be much simpler.
> > > > >
> > > > >thanks
> > > > >
> > > > In the w2k reskit there is a filever.exe. You may download it here:
> > > > URL: http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...00/filever.zip
> > > >
> > > > Sample output on itself once complete and once filtered to the
> version:
> > > >
> > > >
==screen-copy=========================================================
> > > > C:\test>filever x:filever.exe /B
> > > > --a-- W32i APP ENU 5.0.2134.1 shp 13,584 11-30-1999
> > > x:\filever.exe
> > > >
> > > > C:\test>for /F "tokens=5" %A in ('filever x:filever.exe') do
@echo/%A
> > > > 5.0.2134.1
> > > >
> > > > C:\test>
> > > >
==screen-copy=========================================================
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Greetings
> > > > Matthias________________________________________
> > > > For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
> > > > W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

do you know if this version of filever would work under nt4 as well? and XP?
I support a mix of NT4/2K/XP workstations so I tend to stay away from
anything unless it works on all 3. If you know let me know. I'll just try it
if I don't here from you.

thanks agian.



"Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c644cs$gmf$07$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "djc" wrote:
>
> >using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with WSH.
For a
> >task I am currently doing I need to programatically obtain the file
version
> >of a dll file. In WSH this is done via the file system object's
> >GetFileVersion() method. This version is only on dll and other
executibles.
> >For example is can be somthing like 1.08.234. Can I get this attribute
from
> >the command prompt? If so my script could be much simpler.
> >
> >thanks
> >
> In the w2k reskit there is a filever.exe. You may download it here:
> URL: http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...00/filever.zip
>
> Sample output on itself once complete and once filtered to the version:
>
> ==screen-copy=========================================================
> C:\test>filever x:filever.exe /B
> --a-- W32i APP ENU 5.0.2134.1 shp 13,584 11-30-1999
x:\filever.exe
>
> C:\test>for /F "tokens=5" %A in ('filever x:filever.exe') do @echo/%A
> 5.0.2134.1
>
> C:\test>
> ==screen-copy=========================================================
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Greetings
> Matthias________________________________________
> For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
> W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm

"djc" wrote:

>do you know if this version of filever would work under nt4 as well? and XP?
>I support a mix of NT4/2K/XP workstations so I tend to stay away from
>anything unless it works on all 3. If you know let me know. I'll just try it
>if I don't here from you.
>
>thanks agian.
>

XP is no problem and nt4 should works also, but testing would take more
time.

HTH
--
Greetings
Matthias________________________________________
For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm

djc <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with WSH.
> For a task I am currently doing I need to programatically obtain the file
> version of a dll file. In WSH this is done via the file system object's
> GetFileVersion() method. This version is only on dll and other
> executibles. For example is can be somthing like 1.08.234. Can I get this
> attribute from the command prompt? If so my script could be much simpler.

Hi djc,

I also wrote a freeware program called fver.exe that lets you check a
file's version in ERRORLEVEL from a batch file.

http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/wast.html

HTH,

Bill

In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Bill Stewart wrote:

> djc <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> using batch files is often cleaner and simpler than using VB with
>> WSH. For a task I am currently doing I need to programatically
>> obtain the file version of a dll file. In WSH this is done via
>> the file system object's GetFileVersion() method. This version is
>> only on dll and other executibles. For example is can be somthing
>> like 1.08.234. Can I get this attribute from the command prompt?
>> If so my script could be much simpler.
>
> Hi djc,
>
> I also wrote a freeware program called fver.exe that lets you
> check a file's version in ERRORLEVEL from a batch file.
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/wast.html

FVER is very handy. Use it a lot. (pesky "-" switch character
though <GDAR>)

If you are at Bill's site check out all the "WAST", "BST" et al.
stuff.


OP may also want to look at verinfo.exe
http://www.angelfire.com/va3/winmem/verinfo.html