getFileVersionInfo

Description

Gets the version information of the specified file.

Syntax

Shell.getFileVersionInfo(filename)

Parameters

filename

String. Specifies the full pathname of the file.

Returns

Returns an object contains following properties if successful:

Name	Description
comments	Contains any additional information about the file
companyName	Identifies the company that produced the file
fileDescription	Describes the file
fileVersionNum	Integer. Identifies the version of this file
fileVersion	Identifies the version of this file
internalName	Identifies the file's internal name
legalCopyright	Describes all copyright notices, trademarks, and registered trademarks that apply to the file
legalTrademarks	Describes all trademarks and registered trademarks that apply to the file
originalFilename	Identifies the original name of the file, not including a path
privateBuild	Describes by whom, where, and why this private version of the file was built
productName	Identifies the name of the product with which this file is distributed
productVersionNum	Integer. Identifies the version of the product with which this file is distributed
productVersion	Identifies the version of the product with which this file is distributed
specialBuild	Describes how this version of the file differs from the normal version. If failed, returns null.

Example

var x = Shell.getFileVersionInfo(
    "c:\\WINNT\\system32\\Macromed\\Flash\\flash.ocx");
trace("Comments: " + x.comments);
trace("CompanyName: " + x.companyName);
trace("FileDescription: " + x.fileDescription);
trace("FileVersion: " + x.fileVersion);
trace("InternalName: " + x.internalName);
trace("LegalCopyright: " + x.legalCopyright);
trace("LegalTrademarks: " + x.legalTrademarks);
trace("OriginalFilename: " + x.originalFilename);
trace("PrivateBuild: " + x.privateBuild);
trace("ProductName: " + x.productName);
trace("ProductVersion: " + x.productVersion);
trace("SpecialBuild: " + x.specialBuild);