..retrieve version information for a specified file?
Author: Thomas Stutz
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 TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
FvI: TFileVersionInfo;
const
Tabulator: array[0..0] of Integer = (70);
BoolValues: array[Boolean] of string = ('No', 'Yes');
begin
FvI := FileVersionInfo('C:\FileName.exe');
ListBox1.TabWidth := 1;
SendMessage(ListBox1.Handle, LB_SETTABSTOPS, 1, Longint(@Tabulator));
with FvI, ListBox1.Items do
begin
Add('FileType:'#9 + FileType);
Add('CompanyName:'#9 + CompanyName);
Add('FileDescription:'#9 + FileDescription); // siehe Eigenschaftsdialog des Explorers
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;
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