MediaPlayer version No?

[vb6-lover]

Is there a way to find the version number of MediaPlayer via VB?

[Hack]

If you know the name of the .Exe file, you can use the GetFileVersionInfo API to return its externally compiled version.

[vb6-lover]

Thats very cool...yes I know the file, would you mind to give me the code for that please ...thanks

[Hack]

Private Type VS_FIXEDFILEINFO
   dwSignature As Long
   dwStrucVersionl As Integer     '  e.g. = &h0000 = 0
   dwStrucVersionh As Integer     '  e.g. = &h0042 = .42
   dwFileVersionMSl As Integer    '  e.g. = &h0003 = 3
   dwFileVersionMSh As Integer    '  e.g. = &h0075 = .75
   dwFileVersionLSl As Integer    '  e.g. = &h0000 = 0
   dwFileVersionLSh As Integer    '  e.g. = &h0031 = .31
   dwProductVersionMSl As Integer '  e.g. = &h0003 = 3
   dwProductVersionMSh As Integer '  e.g. = &h0010 = .1
   dwProductVersionLSl As Integer '  e.g. = &h0000 = 0
   dwProductVersionLSh As Integer '  e.g. = &h0031 = .31
   dwFileFlagsMask As Long        '  = &h3F for version "0.42"
   dwFileFlags As Long            '  e.g. VFF_DEBUG Or VFF_PRERELEASE
   dwFileOS As Long               '  e.g. VOS_DOS_WINDOWS16
   dwFileType As Long             '  e.g. VFT_DRIVER
   dwFileSubtype As Long          '  e.g. VFT2_DRV_KEYBOARD
   dwFileDateMS As Long           '  e.g. 0
   dwFileDateLS As Long           '  e.g. 0
End Type
 
Private Declare Function GetFileVersionInfo Lib "Version.dll" Alias "GetFileVersionInfoA" (ByVal lptstrFilename As String, ByVal dwhandle As Long, ByVal dwlen As Long, lpData As Any) As Long
Private Declare Function GetFileVersionInfoSize Lib "Version.dll" Alias "GetFileVersionInfoSizeA" (ByVal lptstrFilename As String, lpdwHandle As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function VerQueryValue Lib "Version.dll" Alias "VerQueryValueA" (pBlock As Any, ByVal lpSubBlock As String, lplpBuffer As Any, puLen As Long) As Long
Private Declare Sub MoveMemory Lib "kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (dest As Any, ByVal Source As Long, ByVal length As Long)
 
Private Filename As String
Private Directory As String
Private FullFileName As String
Private FileVer As String
 
Private Sub DisplayVerInfo(FullFileName As String)
   'modified from the example in the API Viewer from [url]http://www.allapi.net/[/url]
   Dim rc As Long
   Dim lDummy As Long
   Dim sBuffer() As Byte
   Dim lBufferLen As Long
   Dim lVerPointer As Long
   Dim udtVerBuffer As VS_FIXEDFILEINFO
   Dim lVerbufferLen As Long
 
   '*** Get size ****
   lBufferLen = GetFileVersionInfoSize(FullFileName, lDummy)
   If lBufferLen < 1 Then
      MsgBox "No Version Info available!"
      Exit Sub
   End If
 
   '**** Store info to udtVerBuffer struct ****
   ReDim sBuffer(lBufferLen)
   rc = GetFileVersionInfo(FullFileName, 0&, lBufferLen, sBuffer(0))
   rc = VerQueryValue(sBuffer(0), "\", lVerPointer, lVerbufferLen)
   MoveMemory udtVerBuffer, lVerPointer, Len(udtVerBuffer)
   '**** Determine File Version number ****
   FileVer = Format$(udtVerBuffer.dwFileVersionMSh) & "." & Format$(udtVerBuffer.dwFileVersionMSl) & "." & Format$(udtVerBuffer.dwFileVersionLSh) & "." & Format$(udtVerBuffer.dwFileVersionLSl)
   Label1.Caption = FileVer
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
DisplayVerInfo "c:\program files\qcap\qcap.exe"
End Sub