Get Version Number Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the version number of the SolidWorks executable.

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' Preconditions: Open the Immediate window.
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' Postconditions: Examine the Immediate
' window.
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Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim BaseVersion As String
Dim CurrentVersion As String
Dim HotFixes As String

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Debug.Print "SolidWorks Version = " & swApp.RevisionNumber
swApp.GetBuildNumbers2 BaseVersion, CurrentVersion, HotFixes
Debug.Print "SolidWorks major revision number: " & BaseVersion
Debug.Print "SolidWorks build number: " & CurrentVersion
Debug.Print "SolidWorks hot fix numbers: " & HotFixes

End Sub