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hopflop
I would like a command line app to show version numbers and perhaps also
descriptions (and other info) of DLLs and EXEs.
descriptions (and other info) of DLLs and EXEs.
M
MightyKitten
There is on at http://helpdesk.kixtart.org/
klik on these buttons (in order) downloads --> Utilities --> File
the first commandline util is getvers.exe
IMPORTANT: be sure you got a updated vrius scranner running. I got a virus
warning the first time. It might have been something else I was downloading,
I did not get the message at the second try. Just to warn you...
The rest of the site is also loaded with commandline goodies. I have been
away much to long, i suppose. Added to my favorites (again).
MightyKitten
klik on these buttons (in order) downloads --> Utilities --> File
the first commandline util is getvers.exe
IMPORTANT: be sure you got a updated vrius scranner running. I got a virus
warning the first time. It might have been something else I was downloading,
I did not get the message at the second try. Just to warn you...
The rest of the site is also loaded with commandline goodies. I have been
away much to long, i suppose. Added to my favorites (again).
MightyKitten
T
Terry Orchard
hopflop said:
There is a utility at http://www.codeproject.com/dll/showver.asp that
will do this. That page shows you a sample output.
Codproject is a site for programmers, so the download includes all the
source files. But it also includes the compiled showver.exe file which
does this. One nice feature is that is shows you *all* the version
information available, which might be multiple version resources in
different languages.
Terry
O
omega
Terry Orchard said:
On w98, I get a pagefault [*] any time I try to run this.
SHOWVER caused an invalid page fault in
module SHOWVER.EXE at 0167:004035ce.
I've tried every which way. So I think perhaps it is not 9x compatible?
[...]
Another note about codeproject. It wants you to be a "member" before you
can download. Also keep in mind that your downloading from there is cookies
dependent: means most download managers won't handle it. Regarding the
"member" signup, it is very fast. Just a username, password, email address.
There is no confirmation hassle on the email address, so you can invent one
to use (eg (e-mail address removed)).
O
omega
hopflop said:
VERLIST
http://www.spywindows.com/FREE/VERLIST.ZIP
You can tell this to do one file. Or you can tell it to do a whole directory
(tho' not recursiveley).
Usage: VERLIST <options> <filespec>
where
<filespec> is a valid path with wildcard.
<options>
-D detail listing
O
omega
hopflop said:
I believe you will want to look into filever.exe. It comes with the Windows
Resource Kit. If you don't already have this file, then you can download it,
but where depends on which version Windows you run.
O
omega
hopflop said:
http://thunder.prohosting.com/~ladi/e_cmd32.html
getver;
getver2html (html output)
Usage: getver filespec
Example: C:\windows> getver system/comctl*.*
.. . .
I'd have preferred to have posted one consolidated message, not a succession
as I have. It's that I'd not has my cmd tools that meet your request in one
place on my drive, but in different places, and posted as soon as each one
occurred to me. I'm reigning it in now, at least. This one was the last of
the series.
I'm thinking a web search might turn up an even bigger number of choices.
What would narrow it down would be whether you are looking for something
that only tells you about a single file (for part of a batch I'm guessing),
or whether you're looking for a directory lister with wildspec.
For the second case, I myself would be interested in how the report is
laid out, as well as what choices I have for the columns of info that
are included... In other words, your best candidate depends on what you
want.
B
Bjorn Simonsen
hopflop wrote in said:
Adding to the list of suggestions...
Verinfo: <http://www.angelfire.com/va3/winmem/verinfo.html>
<quote>
The VerInfo program is a small utility allowing you to get some
version and copyright information from a Windows'9x or Windows NT
file. This kind of information can almost be found in every
program file (eg. .exe, .dll, .vxd, etc.) and can be absolutely
useful in that case you wish to know what a file is used for, who
wrote it, when, etc.
VerInfo gives you the following information:
File Description
File Version
Internal Name
Original File Name
Product Name
Product Version
Company Name
Legal Copyright
File properties (size, create date, modified date, etc.)
</quote>
English and Hungarian versions available.
Other programs by same author (Károly Kálmán):
* Mini Shut Down Utilities (MSDU)
* W Memory Info (WMI) (Win9x/ME only)
<http://www.angelfire.com/va3/winmem/>
All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen
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hopflop
omega said:
This is perfect. It accepts wildcards and multiple filenames. Just what
I need to compare which version of the file is newer. Thanks.
I'd have preferred to have posted one consolidated message, not a
succession as I have. It's that I'd not has my cmd tools that meet
your request in one place on my drive, but in different places, and
posted as soon as each one occurred to me. I'm reigning it in now,
at least. This one was the last of the series.
Aww, I was hoping for a few dozen more apps to do the job
H
hopflop
Bjorn Simonsen said:
This one is great for seeing all the version info of a file.
Thank you
O
omega
hopflop said:
Good to hear.
Something very much different from your request, but that I've found handy
in casual file browsing circumstances, and Find's result dialogs, in 9x,
it's an infotip extension, where floating over a PE displays extended
information, including version. InfotipX2. I don't know of a home page,
but here is a screenshot, and a download source, just in case the chance
you'd any interest in it:
http://www.lockergnome.com/images/ss/infotip.png
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/InfoTipX2.EXE
Aww, I was hoping for a few dozen more apps to do the job
I tell ya one thing. Bjorn, if challenged to the task, could provide you
a most extended list tout de suite. <g>
B
Bjorn Simonsen
omega wrote in said:
Don't know about that, but if we join forces I'm sure we'd manage to
come up with a pretty extended list. Speaking of...are you married?
All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen
O
omega
Bjorn Simonsen said:Don't know about that, but if we join forces I'm sure we'd manage to
come up with a pretty extended list. Speaking of...are you married?
You know, when you were posting all the thousands of system utilities last
winter, stuff that made even my own vast collection seemed dwarfed, this
one thought did kept occurring to me, along the lines of: What would be
the scene if this Bjorn and I co-habitated? Would it set off some strange,
extreme spin of electrons -- and would we sponantanously combust?
T
Terry Orchard
omega said:
Yes, you're right, I hadn't noticed that (I don't run 9x normally). It
looks like the distributed version is compiled with a unicode build,
so it will only run on nt/2k/xp. One could presumably recompile a
non-unicode build, but more trouble than it's worth.
Terry
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hopflop
omega said:
That much infomation in a tooltip could get very annoying after some
time but I'll have to give it a try anyway
I think I'll better settle for these now. I don't want to drown in apps
)
O
omega
hopflop said:That much infomation in a tooltip could get very annoying after some
time but I'll have to give it a try anyway
The good thing is that it's all customizable. Right-click on a file that
represents one of the filetypes it's handling, and choose the Property
sheet that it's added. On this property sheet, you'll find a whole
assortment of which fields of info to include or exclude, for that
filetype.
As to choosing which filetypes to have it handle, I haven't noticed if
it offers a GUI for that, or whether instead you go through your registry
on the pertinent filetypes, and kill off its subkeys. That's on my todo
list still -- selectively pruning off a few of the filetypes that it's
involved with.
I think I'll better settle for these now. I don't want to drown in apps
OK, but if you change your mind, we can open the floodgates all the way.
B
Bjorn Simonsen
omega wrote in said:
I don't know, but if we do - I'd hope someone call CSICOP and have
them investigate <http://www.csicop.org/si/9803/shc.html>....
All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen
O
omega
Bjorn Simonsen said:
I'm glad you posted an explanatory link. The spelling "sponantanously"
doesn't fare too well on Google.
As to calling CSICOP, not only them, but also write to Wired, in case
there's a trend of such dramatic results when two geeks converge into
the same zone...
S
Semolina Pilchard
No. You would give rise to a generation of ubergeeks that would end
the Microsoft monopoly/Linux advocacy and bring us sensible computing.
Don't delay; get a room.
How I love usenet romances!
ObSlightlyOnTopic: Is there a freeware that bears a passing
resemblance to 4dos or, more specifically, 4NT? I'm thinking
command-line productivity enhancement.