cosmic66
10th September 2003 16:01 UTC

DLL version information
Hi,

I am using GetDLLVersion to retrieve the version of DLLs.

Can anyone tell me, how reliable this information is?
Where in the DLL file is the version number stored and
does anyone know how it is set in the first place?

Any help is appreciated (I googled the web and searched
on the MS website but couldn't find any useful information
there),

thanks,

Barbara

kichik
10th September 2003 16:07 UTC

This information is saved as a resource of the EXE/DLL. It is usually compiled when the program itself is compiled and linked to the EXE/DLL. It's supposed to be from the developer, but it's not too hard to change this information, all you need is a resource editor. As for the reliability of it, it's up to you to decide on that.

cosmic66
10th September 2003 16:13 UTC

Thanks for the fast answer!

Can you name such a (if possible free) resource editor?

kichik
10th September 2003 16:22 UTC

Resource Hacker.