How to get version info of fin.exe?

arcull

Hi there. I wonder if its possible to get somehow assembley info of the fin.exe which is currently running. I'm interested in getting the version of the client. Thanks for any suggestion.

pduck

Have a look inside the File-Properties -> Tab "Version Info". You can reach it with a right click on the fin.exe -> Properties.

Savatage

go to client folder in program files - right click on fin.exe - go to properties -> version tab

all info there

bbrown

Click on Help - About. The exe version is in the paratheses. Double-Click on that and a new window will give you the build.

Belias

bbrown wrote:

Click on Help - About. The exe version is in the paratheses. Double-Click on that and a new window will give you the build.

just a question...aren't these info retrieved from the codeunit 1?because in case of different build numbers (thus, no code merge), you're going to get a wrong version number.

bbrown

Belias wrote:

bbrown wrote:

Click on Help - About. The exe version is in the paratheses. Double-Click on that and a new window will give you the build.

just a question...aren't these info retrieved from the codeunit 1?because in case of different build numbers (thus, no code merge), you're going to get a wrong version number.

No. Codeunit 1 has to do with the Application Version (database). Not the EXE version

Belias

:thumbsup: thank you
P.S.: in 4 years of nav, i've never doubleclicked the version number

David_Singleton

Belias wrote:

:thumbsup: thank you
P.S.: in 4 years of nav, i've never doubleclicked the version number

Try this

Navision Build No.

arcull

I guess I didn't make my self clear enough, I want to get the version no. from C/AL code if possible. Thanks again.

FlowerBiz

I don't know of a C/AL command to do what you are looking for but you can get this information from a Visual Basic script:

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
WScript.Echo fso.GetFileVersion("fin.exe")

Execute the above in the directory where the fin.exe file is located by running this command line:

cscript /Nologo \path to script file\scriptfile.vbs

It will return the version number followed by the build number, similar to: 6.0.29626.0

Using automation (or just the SHELL command if using classic) will enable you to retrieve this info from within C/AL code.

arcull

I don't know of a C/AL command to do what you are looking for but you can get this information from a Visual Basic script:
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Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
WScript.Echo fso.GetFileVersion("fin.exe")

Execute the above in the directory where the fin.exe file is located by running this command line:

cscript /Nologo \path to script file\scriptfile.vbs

It will return the version number followed by the build number, similar to: 6.0.29626.0

FlowerBiz you are the man, not your wife (it's a joke), excellent idea, which pointed me in right direction. The working solution now is:

OBJECT Codeunit 50000 test
{
  OBJECT-PROPERTIES
  {
    Date=02.12.10;
    Time=[ 8:02:45];
    Modified=Yes;
    Version List=;
  }
  PROPERTIES
  {
    OnRun=BEGIN
            CLEAR(FSObject);
            CREATE(FSObject,TRUE,TRUE);

            FVersion := FSObject.GetFileVersion(APPLICATIONPATH + 'fin.exe');
            MESSAGE(FVersion);
          END;

  }
  CODE
  {
    VAR
      FSObject@1100636001 : Automation "{420B2830-E718-11CF-893D-00A0C9054228} 1.0:{0D43FE01-F093-11CF-8940-00A0C9054228}:'Microsoft Scripting Runtime'.FileSystemObject";
      FVersion@1100636000 : Text[30];

    BEGIN
    END.
  }
}