GetFileVersion Method (path)

Deployment Tools Foundation GetFileVersion Method (path)

Gets the version string of the path specified using the format that the installer expects to find it in in the database.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public static string GetFileVersion(
	string path
)

Public Shared Function GetFileVersion ( 
	path As String
) As String

public:
static String^ GetFileVersion(
	String^ path
)

static member GetFileVersion : 
        path : string -> string

Parameters

Return Value

String
Version string in the "#.#.#.#" format, or an empty string if the file does not contain version information

Remarks

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
FileNotFoundException	the file does not exist or could not be read

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.11.1.2318)