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Retrieve description of an EXE file

I need to retrieve the "description" of an executable file. This is a
filed present in the file properties. How can I do that?
Thanks
Andrea
Jan 21 '06 #1
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I need to retrieve the "description" of an executable file. This is a
filed present in the file properties. How can I do that?


Use the FileVersionInfo class.
Mattias

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