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jackson_1
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14 years ago

cannot get the file version correctly in windows xp

hi all,     i met a troubsome thing in my project, i create a routine to get the version of the specified execution file likes below, but i find it works well in windows 7 os and get empty valu...
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AlexanderM
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14 years ago
Hello Du,



The cause of the error is that the CIM_DataFile WMI class does not support network paths. I recommend that you create a mapped network drive for the folder that contains the file. In this case, you will be able to use a local path in the script.



How to create a mapped network drive, please read here.



Does this work for you?