REPOST: Hard Question

[Jeff Pipes]

I posted this last week but never really got an answer....

I want to create diagnostic feature that will programatically identify all
executable files (DLL, EXE or OCX) my app is using and their version number.
I want to be able to do this at run-time (not in the IDE). I've already figured
out how to get the version number given a file's full pathname, but I don't
how to get the list of files. I'm not even sure where to begin. Can anyone
help get me started? Is this even possible?

[Larry Rebich]

Jeff,

You probably didn't get any replies because what you are asking for is a
very complex problem. Perhaps you could narrow you question a little. For
example: most all programs will communicate with the Kernel32, User32 and
other base operating system files/DLLs.

If you are trying to determine which 'distributable' files your program uses
then the 'Package and Deployment Wizard' will provide such a list.

I have used MSInfo32, to determine which files are loaded when my program is
executing. I have also used the Windows 2000 [NT] Task Manager for the same
purpose. I think NuMega sells a tool that will tell you which files are
loaded with your program. There is also a 'free' program called 'FileMon -
file monitor' that shows what files are being loaded. A search of the web
found this link for FileMon:

http://www.sysinternals.com

Cheers,
Larry Rebich

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"Jeff Pipes" <JeffP622@msn.com> wrote in message
news:3a87e40d@news.devx.com...
>
> I posted this last week but never really got an answer....
>
> I want to create diagnostic feature that will programatically identify all
> executable files (DLL, EXE or OCX) my app is using and their version
number.
> I want to be able to do this at run-time (not in the IDE). I've already
figured
> out how to get the version number given a file's full pathname, but I
don't
> how to get the list of files. I'm not even sure where to begin. Can anyone
> help get me started? Is this even possible?
>

[Dan Rhea]

You may also want to take a look at DesaWare's Version Stamper product. This
is exactly the sort of thing that it does very well (for us anyway).
___________________________
Dan Rhea - Mailto:danr@sirs.com
Windows Programmer
SIRS Mandarin, Inc.

"Jeff Pipes" <JeffP622@msn.com> wrote in message
news:3a87e40d@news.devx.com...
>
> I posted this last week but never really got an answer....
>
> I want to create diagnostic feature that will programatically identify all
> executable files (DLL, EXE or OCX) my app is using and their version
number.
> I want to be able to do this at run-time (not in the IDE). I've already
figured
> out how to get the version number given a file's full pathname, but I
don't
> how to get the list of files. I'm not even sure where to begin. Can anyone
> help get me started? Is this even possible?
>

[Dean Earley]

If you have Visual Studio installed, there is a toll to do this. Dependency
Walker

Just Double click on a DLL and it should load up.

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
Assistant Developer

iCode Systems
"Jeff Pipes" <JeffP622@msn.com> wrote in message
news:3a87e40d@news.devx.com...
>
> I posted this last week but never really got an answer....
>
> I want to create diagnostic feature that will programatically identify all
> executable files (DLL, EXE or OCX) my app is using and their version
number.
> I want to be able to do this at run-time (not in the IDE). I've already
figured
> out how to get the version number given a file's full pathname, but I
don't
> how to get the list of files. I'm not even sure where to begin. Can anyone
> help get me started? Is this even possible?
>