Get-FileVersionInfo.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script gets and displays the file version information of a file 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script calls System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo's  
6.     GetVersion info method on the file. By default, the file version 
7.     displayed/returned is that of %systemroot%\notepad.exe.  
8. .NOTES 
9.     File Name  : Get-FileVersionInfo.ps1 
10.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
11.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
12.     Note       : The file named passed to GetVersionInfo needs to  
13.                  be fully qualified, not just local name. 
14. .LINK 
15.     This script posted to: 
16.       http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
17.     MSDN Sample posted at: 
18.       http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.aspx 
19. .EXAMPLE 
20.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-FileVersionInfo.ps1 
21.     File Description : Notepad 
22.     File Version     : 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 
23. .EXAMPLE 
24.     PSH [C:\Foo]: .\Get-FileVersionInfo.ps1' c:\windows\fveupdate.exe 
25.     File Description : BitLocker Drive Encryption Servicing Utility 
26.     File Version     : 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 
27. .PARAMETER filename 
28.     The name of the file for which file version information is displayed. 
29. #> 
30.  
31. param ( 
32. [string] $filename = $(join-path ${env:systemroot} "Notepad.Exe") 
33. ) 
34.  
35. ## 
36. # start of script 
37. ## 
38.  
39. $info= [system.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($filename) 
40. "File Description : {0}" -f  $info.filedescription 
41. "File Version     : {0}" -f  $info.fileversion 
42.   

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