Correction, change it to: get matchtext(url ("binfile:" & "path/to/standalone.exe"),tstring,tMatch) I accidentally dropped a paren.
On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Try this.. (should work in a message box) > > put ".*([0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]).*" into tstring > get matchtext(url ("binfile:" & "path/to/standalone.exe", > tstring,tMatch) > put tMatch > > Not sure it'll work every time, but it's worked on everything I've tried > from 4.6.1 to 8.0.1 > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 4:09 AM, Ben Rubinstein <benr...@cogapp.com> wrote: > >> On 04/09/2016 23:19, Colin Holgate wrote: >> >>> Open with a hex editor, and search for Win32€€€. One of the two matches >>> has the LiveCode version following it. >>> >> >> Hi Colin, >> >> Thanks for this - looks like an excellent method but AFAICT this only >> works for more recent versions (i.e. works for LC8, doesn't work for LC6, >> I'm looking at something like LC3-LC5....! >> >> Anyone know a way that works with older versions? >> >> (Also thanks Andy and Phil; as well as adding the logo, I updated the >> logger to include the engine version as well as my build number - some of >> my other apps have done this for years, alas this one didn't...) >> >> Many thanks, >> >> >> Ben >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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