GetFileVersion

Author: Instructor (talk, contrib)

Page for NSIS 2.07 and below users

You can use the latest version of headers (recommended) or the following function code (put the function code in your script before calling it)

Function Description

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                            GetFileVersion
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Thanks KiCHiK (Based on his example for command "GetDLLVersion")
 
 
Get version information from executable file.
 
 
Syntax:
${GetFileVersion} "[Executable]" $var
 
"[Executable]"      ; Executable file (*.exe *.dll ...)
$var                ; Result: Version number
 
 
Note:
-Error flag if file doesn't exist
-Error flag if file doesn't contain version information

Example:

Section
	${GetFileVersion} "C:\ftp\program.exe" $R0
	; $R0="1.1.0.12"
SectionEnd

Function Code

Function GetFileVersion
	!define GetFileVersion `!insertmacro GetFileVersionCall`
 
	!macro GetFileVersionCall _FILE _RESULT
		Push `${_FILE}`
		Call GetFileVersion
		Pop ${_RESULT}
	!macroend
 
	Exch $0
	Push $1
	Push $2
	Push $3
	Push $4
	Push $5
	Push $6
	ClearErrors
 
	GetDllVersion '$0' $1 $2
	IfErrors error
	IntOp $3 $1 >> 16
	IntOp $3 $3 & 0x0000FFFF
	IntOp $4 $1 & 0x0000FFFF
	IntOp $5 $2 >> 16
	IntOp $5 $5 & 0x0000FFFF
	IntOp $6 $2 & 0x0000FFFF
	StrCpy $0 '$3.$4.$5.$6'
	goto end
 
	error:
	SetErrors
	StrCpy $0 ''
 
	end:
	Pop $6
	Pop $5
	Pop $4
	Pop $3
	Pop $2
	Pop $1
	Exch $0
FunctionEnd