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Function name : GetFileVersionInfo

Group: Version Information - Library: version

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Retrieves version information for the specified file.

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Code examples:

How to retrieve version information for the specified file

Declaration:

BOOL GetFileVersionInfo(
	LPTSTR lptstrFilename,
	DWORD dwHandle,
	DWORD dwLen,
	LPVOID lpData
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetFileVersionInfo IN version.dll;
	STRING   lptstrFilename,;
	INTEGER  dwHandle,;
	INTEGER  dwLen,;
	STRING @ lpData
  

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Parameters:

lptstrFilename [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the file of interest.

dwHandle This parameter is ignored.

dwLen [in] Specifies the size, in bytes, of the buffer pointed to by the lpData parameter.

lpData [out] Pointer to a buffer that receives the file-version information.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

Call the GetFileVersionInfoSize function first to determine the size, in bytes, of a file"s version information. The dwLen member should be equal to or greater than that value.

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