Question

Product Version problem

Asked by: fatchoi

i write the function to get the product version,
and in project->option->versioninfo :check the include version information in project
fill in all values.
but could not get value when it run.
anyone can tell me the reason?
thanks

function getVersionInfo:TstringList;
const
  InfoNum = 10;
  InfoStr: array[1..InfoNum] of string = ('CompanyName', 'FileDescription', 'FileVersion', 'InternalName', 'LegalCopyright', 'LegalTradeMarks', 'OriginalFileName', 'ProductName', 'ProductVersion', 'Comments');
var
  S: string;
  n, Len, i: longWORD;
  Buf: PChar;
  Value: PChar;
  stringlist1:Tstringlist;
begin
  stringlist1:=tstringlist.Create;
  S := Application.ExeName;
  n := GetFileVersionInfoSize(PChar(S), n);  //in windows unit
  if n > 0 then
  begin
    Buf := AllocMem(n);
    GetFileVersionInfo(PChar(S), 0, n, Buf);
    for i := 1 to InfoNum do
      if VerQueryValue(Buf, PChar('StringFileInfo\040904E4\'
      + InfoStr[i]), Pointer(Value), Len)
      then
        stringlist1.Add(InfoStr[i] + ' = ' + Value);
        FreeMem(Buf, n);
  end;
  result:=stringlist1;
end;

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2003-06-15 at 01:32:15ID20648608
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by: VGRPosted on 2003-06-15 at 01:56:58ID: 8726386

in here :
n := GetFileVersionInfoSize(PChar(S), n);  

are you sure you don't have to pass a non-zero value in the argument n ? The size of the buffer available to GetFile...() for example ? It would then be length(S);

sorry, no time to check my documentation

regards

 

by: anAKiNPosted on 2003-06-15 at 05:50:29ID: 8726729

{$DEFINE Delphi3Below}
{$IFDEF VER130} //Delphi 5
  {$UNDEF Delphi3Below}
{$ELSE}
  {$IFDEF VER120} //Delphi 4
    {$UNDEF Delphi3Below}
  {$ENDIF}
{$ENDIF}

type
  TFileVersionInfo = record
    fCompanyName,
    fFileDescription,
    fFileVersion,
    fInternalName,
    fLegalCopyRight,
    fLegalTradeMark,
    fOriginalFileName,
    fProductName,
    fProductVersion,
    fComments: string;
  end;

var
  FileVersionInfo: TFileVersionInfo;

procedure GetAppVersionInfo(sAppNamePath: string);
var
  VerSize: integer;
  VerBuf: PChar;
  VerBufValue: pointer;
  {$IFDEF Delphi3Below}
  VerHandle: integer;
  VerBufLen: integer;
  {$ELSE}
  VerHandle: cardinal;
  VerBufLen: cardinal;
  {$ENDIF}
  VerKey: string;

  function GetInfo(ThisKey: string): string;
  begin
    Result := '';
    VerKey := '\StringFileInfo\' + IntToHex(loword(integer(VerBufValue^)), 4) +
    IntToHex(hiword(integer(VerBufValue^)), 4) + '\' + ThisKey;
    if VerQueryValue(VerBuf, PChar(VerKey), VerBufValue, VerBufLen) then
      Result := StrPas(VerBufValue);
  end;

  function QueryValue(ThisValue: string): string;
  begin
    Result := '';
    if GetFileVersionInfo(PChar(sAppNamePath), VerHandle, VerSize, VerBuf) and
      VerQueryValue(VerBuf, '\VarFileInfo\Translation', VerBufValue, VerBufLen) then
      Result := GetInfo(ThisValue);
  end;

begin
  if sAppNamePath = '' then
    sAppNamePath := Application.ExeName;
  VerSize := GetFileVersionInfoSize(PChar(sAppNamePath), VerHandle);
  VerBuf := AllocMem(VerSize);
  try
    FileVersionInfo.fCompanyName      := QueryValue('CompanyName');
    FileVersionInfo.fFileDescription  := QueryValue('FileDescription');
    FileVersionInfo.fFileVersion      := QueryValue('FileVersion');
    FileVersionInfo.fInternalName     := QueryValue('InternalName');
    FileVersionInfo.fLegalCopyRight   := QueryValue('LegalCopyRight');
    FileVersionInfo.fLegalTradeMark   := QueryValue('LegalTradeMark');
    FileVersionInfo.fOriginalFileName := QueryValue('OriginalFileName');
    FileVersionInfo.fProductName      := QueryValue('ProductName');
    FileVersionInfo.fProductVersion   := QueryValue('ProductVersion');
    FileVersionInfo.fComments         := QueryValue('Comments');
  finally
    FreeMem(VerBuf, VerSize);
  end;
end;

...and now:
  GetAppVersionInfo(Application.ExeName);
  Memo1.Lines.Add(FileVersionInfo.fCompanyName);
for example :-)

Have fun!

 

by: JorDi_3RPosted on 2003-06-16 at 17:39:00ID: 8736474

only copy this into your unit
you need this to run
Button1: TButton;
    ListBox1: TListBox;
    OpenDialog1: TOpenDialog;
    lblFileName: TLabel;

unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
  Dialogs, StdCtrls, ExtCtrls, FileCtrl;

type
  TfrmMain = class(TForm)
    Button1: TButton;
    ListBox1: TListBox;
    OpenDialog1: TOpenDialog;
    lblFileName: TLabel;
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  frmMain: TfrmMain;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

uses
  ShellApi;

type
  TFileVersionInfo = record
    FileType,
    CompanyName,
    FileDescription,
    FileVersion,
    InternalName,
    LegalCopyRight,
    LegalTradeMarks,
    OriginalFileName,
    ProductName,
    ProductVersion,
    Comments,
    SpecialBuildStr,
    PrivateBuildStr,
    FileFunction : string;
    DebugBuild,
    PreRelease,
    SpecialBuild,
    PrivateBuild,
    Patched,
    InfoInferred : Boolean;
  end;

function FileVersionInfo(const sAppNamePath: TFileName): TFileVersionInfo;
var
  rSHFI: TSHFileInfo;
  iRet: Integer;
  VerSize: Integer;
  VerBuf: PChar;
  VerBufValue: Pointer;
  VerHandle: Cardinal;
  VerBufLen: Cardinal;
  VerKey: string;
  FixedFileInfo: PVSFixedFileInfo;

  // dwFileType, dwFileSubtype
  function GetFileSubType(FixedFileInfo: PVSFixedFileInfo) : string;
  begin
    case FixedFileInfo.dwFileType of

      VFT_UNKNOWN: Result := 'Unknown';
      VFT_APP: Result := 'Application';
      VFT_DLL: Result := 'DLL';
      VFT_STATIC_LIB: Result := 'Static-link Library';

      VFT_DRV:
        case
          FixedFileInfo.dwFileSubtype of
          VFT2_UNKNOWN: Result := 'Unknown Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_COMM: Result := 'Communications Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_PRINTER: Result := 'Printer Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_KEYBOARD: Result := 'Keyboard Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_LANGUAGE: Result := 'Language Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_DISPLAY: Result := 'Display Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_MOUSE: Result := 'Mouse Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_NETWORK: Result := 'Network Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_SYSTEM: Result := 'System Driver';
          VFT2_DRV_INSTALLABLE: Result := 'InstallableDriver';
          VFT2_DRV_SOUND: Result := 'Sound Driver';
        end;
      VFT_FONT:
         case FixedFileInfo.dwFileSubtype of
          VFT2_UNKNOWN: Result := 'Unknown Font';
          VFT2_FONT_RASTER: Result := 'Raster Font';
          VFT2_FONT_VECTOR: Result := 'Vector Font';
          VFT2_FONT_TRUETYPE: Result :='Truetype Font';
          else;
        end;
      VFT_VXD: Result :='Virtual Defice Identifier = ' +
          IntToHex(FixedFileInfo.dwFileSubtype, 8);
    end;
  end;


  function HasdwFileFlags(FixedFileInfo: PVSFixedFileInfo; Flag : Word) : Boolean;
  begin
    Result := (FixedFileInfo.dwFileFlagsMask and
              FixedFileInfo.dwFileFlags and
              Flag) = Flag;
  end;

  function GetFixedFileInfo: PVSFixedFileInfo;
  begin
    if not VerQueryValue(VerBuf, '', Pointer(Result), VerBufLen) then
      Result := nil
  end;

  function GetInfo(const aKey: string): string;
  begin
    Result := '';
    VerKey := Format('\StringFileInfo\%.4x%.4x\%s',
              [LoWord(Integer(VerBufValue^)),
               HiWord(Integer(VerBufValue^)), aKey]);
    if VerQueryValue(VerBuf, PChar(VerKey),VerBufValue,VerBufLen) then
      Result := StrPas(VerBufValue);
  end;

  function QueryValue(const aValue: string): string;
  begin
    Result := '';
    // obtain version information about the specified file
    if GetFileVersionInfo(PChar(sAppNamePath), VerHandle, VerSize, VerBuf) and
       // return selected version information
       VerQueryValue(VerBuf, '\VarFileInfo\Translation', VerBufValue, VerBufLen) then
         Result := GetInfo(aValue);
  end;


begin
  // Initialize the Result
  with Result do
  begin
    FileType := '';
    CompanyName := '';
    FileDescription := '';
    FileVersion := '';
    InternalName := '';
    LegalCopyRight := '';
    LegalTradeMarks := '';
    OriginalFileName := '';
    ProductName := '';
    ProductVersion := '';
    Comments := '';
    SpecialBuildStr:= '';
    PrivateBuildStr := '';
    FileFunction := '';
    DebugBuild := False;
    Patched := False;
    PreRelease:= False;
    SpecialBuild:= False;
    PrivateBuild:= False;
    InfoInferred := False;
  end;

  // Get the file type
  if SHGetFileInfo(PChar(sAppNamePath), 0, rSHFI, SizeOf(rSHFI),
    SHGFI_TYPENAME) <> 0 then
  begin
    Result.FileType := rSHFI.szTypeName;
  end;

  iRet := SHGetFileInfo(PChar(sAppNamePath), 0, rSHFI, SizeOf(rSHFI), SHGFI_EXETYPE);
  if iRet <> 0 then
  begin
    // determine whether the OS can obtain version information
    VerSize := GetFileVersionInfoSize(PChar(sAppNamePath), VerHandle);
    if VerSize > 0 then
    begin
      VerBuf := AllocMem(VerSize);
      try
        with Result do
        begin
          CompanyName      := QueryValue('CompanyName');
          FileDescription  := QueryValue('FileDescription');
          FileVersion      := QueryValue('FileVersion');
          InternalName     := QueryValue('InternalName');
          LegalCopyRight   := QueryValue('LegalCopyRight');
          LegalTradeMarks  := QueryValue('LegalTradeMarks');
          OriginalFileName := QueryValue('OriginalFileName');
          ProductName      := QueryValue('ProductName');
          ProductVersion   := QueryValue('ProductVersion');
          Comments         := QueryValue('Comments');
          SpecialBuildStr  := QueryValue('SpecialBuild');
          PrivateBuildStr  := QueryValue('PrivateBuild');
          // Fill the  VS_FIXEDFILEINFO structure
          FixedFileInfo    := GetFixedFileInfo;
          DebugBuild       := HasdwFileFlags(FixedFileInfo,VS_FF_DEBUG);
          PreRelease       := HasdwFileFlags(FixedFileInfo,VS_FF_PRERELEASE);
          PrivateBuild     := HasdwFileFlags(FixedFileInfo,VS_FF_PRIVATEBUILD);
          SpecialBuild     := HasdwFileFlags(FixedFileInfo,VS_FF_SPECIALBUILD);
          Patched          := HasdwFileFlags(FixedFileInfo,VS_FF_PATCHED);
          InfoInferred     := HasdwFileFlags(FixedFileInfo,VS_FF_INFOINFERRED);
          FileFunction     := GetFileSubType(FixedFileInfo);
        end;
      finally
        FreeMem(VerBuf, VerSize);
      end
    end;
  end
end;

// Test it:

procedure TfrmMain.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  FvI: TFileVersionInfo;
const
  Tabulator: array[0..0] of Integer = (70);
  BoolValues: array[Boolean] of string = ('No', 'Yes');
begin
  if OpenDialog1.Execute then
  begin
    ListBox1.Clear;
    with lblFileName do
      Caption := MinimizeName(OpenDialog1.FileName,lblFileName.Canvas,375);
    FvI := FileVersionInfo(OpenDialog1.FileName);
    SendMessage(ListBox1.Handle, LB_SETTABSTOPS, 1, Longint(@Tabulator));
    with FvI, ListBox1.Items do
    begin
      Add('FileType:'#9 + FileType);
      Add('CompanyName:'#9 + CompanyName);
      Add('CompanyName:'#9 + FileDescription);
      Add('FileVersion:'#9 + FileVersion);
      Add('InternalName:'#9 + InternalName);
      Add('LegalCopyRight:'#9 + LegalCopyRight);
      Add('LegalTradeMarks:'#9 + LegalTradeMarks);
      Add('OriginalFileName:'#9 + OriginalFileName);
      Add('ProductName:'#9 + ProductName);
      Add('ProductVersion:'#9 + ProductVersion);
      Add('SpecialBuildStr:'#9 + SpecialBuildStr);
      Add('PrivateBuildStr:'#9 + PrivateBuildStr);
      Add('FileFunction:'#9 + FileFunction);
      Add('DebugBuild:'#9 + BoolValues[DebugBuild]);
      Add('PreRelease:'#9 + BoolValues[PreRelease]);
      Add('PrivateBuild:'#9 + BoolValues[PrivateBuild]);
      Add('SpecialBuild:'#9 + BoolValues[SpecialBuild]);
    end;
  end;
end;

end.

 

by: anAKiNPosted on 2003-06-16 at 22:08:29ID: 8737730

LOL, what is that? :-) soo big thing...
My solutions works on running exe and I think that is what he wanted, isn't it?

 

by: fatchoiPosted on 2003-06-17 at 03:23:34ID: 8739167

thanks to all

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