There's a mixed bag of tricks that you can use shell() to get at. This one gets the file version: Needs two back slashes between folders.
*wmic datafile where name='c:\\path\\to\\executable\\LC_Standalone.exe' get version* Source: http://www.winplat.net/post/2009/09/24/How-to-check-file-properties-through-WMI-command-line.aspx On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel < s...@magicgate.com> wrote: > I thought I was missing something but it looks like this is a challenge. > Just for clarification purposes, it a standalone for Windows. > > Having said that I am really surprised that there is not a script call of > some sort to retrieve this information. Hopefully there is an undocumented > function that somebody with show up with here on this list. > > SKIP > > On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Bob Sneidar <bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com> > wrote: > > > On OS X use mdls -name kMDItemVersion /Applications/<your full app name> > > (if you are using Spotlight to index files, which unless you have > > explicitly disabled the feature, you are). > > > > On Windows it looks like you need to install add-on software. There may > be > > a javascript command that will work, which you can run from the shell, > but > > frankly I got all this from a google search, which you can easily do > > yourself. > > > > I wish I knew more about command line syntax… WAIT WHAT THE HELL AM I > > SAYING??? > > > > Bob S > > > > > > On Oct 13, 2014, at 12:40 , Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel < > > s...@magicgate.com> wrote: > > > > > Is there a way to programmatically, via LC, to retrieve the current > > > standalone "file version number" and "product version number" as stated > > in > > > the standalone settings? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > SKIP KIMPEL > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
