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win_file_version - Get DLL or EXE file build version

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

  • Get DLL or EXE file build version
  • change state alway be false

Options

parameter required default choices comments
path
yes
File to get version(provide absolute path)

Examples

- name: Get acm instance version
  win_file_version:
    path: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  register: exe_file_version

- debug:
    msg: '{{ exe_file_version }}'

Return Values

Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

name description returned type sample
win_file_version.file_major_part
the major part of the version number.
no error string
win_file_version.file_minor_part
the minor part of the version number of the file.
no error string
win_file_version.file_version
file version number.
no error string
win_file_version.product_version
the version of the product this file is distributed with.
no error string
win_file_version.file_private_part
file private part number.
no error string
win_file_version.path
file path
always string
win_file_version.file_build_part
build number of the file.
no error string

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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© 2012–2017 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/win_file_version_module.html