Lua:getFileVersion

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function getFileVersion(pathtofile) : integer, table

Returns the 64-bit file version of the specified file, as well as a table containing the version split into separate fields.

The returned table contains the major, minor, release, and build parts of the file version.

Function Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
pathtofile	String	The path to the file whose version information should be retrieved.

Returns

integer, table — The 64-bit file version, followed by a table containing the split version fields.

Return Table Fields

Field	Type	Description
major	Integer	The major version number.
minor	Integer	The minor version number.
release	Integer	The release version number.
build	Integer	The build version number.

Examples

local version, versionInfo = getFileVersion("C:\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\kernel32.dll")

print("Version: " .. tostring(version))

if versionInfo ~= nil then
  print("Major: " .. tostring(versionInfo.major))
  print("Minor: " .. tostring(versionInfo.minor))
  print("Release: " .. tostring(versionInfo.release))
  print("Build: " .. tostring(versionInfo.build))
end

local version, versionInfo = getFileVersion("C:\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\kernel32.dll")

if versionInfo ~= nil then
  local versionString = string.format(
    "%d.%d.%d.%d",
    versionInfo.major,
    versionInfo.minor,
    versionInfo.release,
    versionInfo.build
  )

  print("File version: " .. versionString)
end

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