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tstanley

Add a library function that can retrieve version information about an executable/DLL file.

Submitted by Active Participant on ‎01-10-2011 09:00 AM 1 Comment (1 New)
Status: Under Consideration
The version info function is a good suggestion and that's still under consideration. In the meanwhile, for something like the About box use case that you mentioned, you can use the _TARGET_FILE_VERSION_ and _TARGET_PRODUCT_VERSION_ predefined compiler macros, which are tied to the versions which you set in Build>>Target Settings>>Version Info dialog. You can preview their values in Options>>Build Options>>Predefined Macros.

It would be nice if there was a library function to retrieve version information about an executable or DLL file.  I know this can be done through the SDK, but it's somewhat inconvienent.

 

Along the same lines, it would be nice if there was a library function to retrieve the version information about the currently running process.  (this would be great for making "About" panels in programs)

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LuisG
NI Employee (retired)
‎05-06-2011 05:23 PM
‎05-06-2011 05:23 PM
Status changed to: Under Consideration
The version info function is a good suggestion and that's still under consideration. In the meanwhile, for something like the About box use case that you mentioned, you can use the _TARGET_FILE_VERSION_ and _TARGET_PRODUCT_VERSION_ predefined compiler macros, which are tied to the versions which you set in Build>>Target Settings>>Version Info dialog. You can preview their values in Options>>Build Options>>Predefined Macros.
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