plugin to get version info from application

[rbriddickk84]

Uhm, yes, first of all, thank you for the time and energy to explained that to me!

Now i will take a few days to understand those lines

(it's harder to me, because my native language isn't English)

But that's why you are a Dev, and i am still just a user
(okay, on some level i am also a developer, but just only on a tiny level )

[jsmorley]

Uhm, yes, first of all, thank you for the time and energy to explained that to me!

Now i will take a few days to understand those lines

(it's harder to me, because my native language isn't English)

But that's why you are a Dev, and i am still just a user
(okay, on some level i am also a developer, but just only on a tiny level )

I'm a drunkard....

[rbriddickk84]

Well.... then you are more badass, then i thought
A drunkard, and have this level of knowledge... Respect!

[Youkai1977]

There isn't a plugin for that, but you can use the little sigcheck.exe utility from Microsoft and the RunCommand plugin for Rainmeter to get that info:

sigcheck.exe from Microsoft

Note that you need to run sigcheck.exe one time manually, to agree to the licence terms.

Everything you need is included in the .rmskin. Just install it.
ProgramInfo_1.0.rmskin

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1
OnRefreshAction=[!CommandMeasure GetProgramInfo "Run"]

[GetProgramInfo]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=""#@#Addons\sigcheck.exe" "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe""
State=Hide
OutputType=ANSI
FinishAction=[!ShowMeter MeterProductVersion]

[GetProgramName]
Measure=String
String=[GetProgramInfo]
DynamicVariables=1
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="(?siU)^.*Product:\t(.*)\n.*$":"\1","#CRLF#":""

[GetProgramVersion]
Measure=String
String=[GetProgramInfo]
DynamicVariables=1
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="(?siU)^.*Prod version:\t(.*)\n.*$":"\1","#CRLF#":""

[MeterProductVersion]
Meter=String
FontSize=13
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
Text=Program Name: [GetProgramName]#CRLF#Version: [GetProgramVersion]
Hidden=1
DynamicVariables=1

sigcheck.exe output will be:

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Sigcheck v2.1 - File version and signature viewer
Copyright (C) 2004-2014 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

c:\program files\rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe:
	Verified:	Signed
	Signing date:	12:04 PM 11/21/2014
	Publisher:	Open Source Developer
	Description:	n/a
	Product:	Rainmeter
	Prod version:	3.2.0.2343 (64-bit)
	File version:	3.2.0.2343
	MachineType:	64-bit

2014-11-26_145031.jpg

The thread is a bit older, but maybe still interesting in 2021.
By chance I came across this thread because I was looking for something similar.
Well, I didn't want to believe that there is no way to read the version of Rainmeter WITHOUT auxiliary programs.
And I found something in my registry.
It will probably only work if you use the "installed" version of Rainmeter and not a portable version. But at least...

Here is the registry path: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter

Here is an example skin:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=-1
AccurateText=1

[MeasureRMVersion]
Measure=REGISTRY
RegHKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
RegKey=SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
RegValue=DisplayVersion
UpdateDivider=-1

[MeterBackground]
Meter=IMAGE
SolidColor=255,255,255,255
W=100
H=30
X=0
Y=0
UpdateDivider=-1

[MeterRMVersion]
Meter=STRING
Text=[MeasureRMVersion]
FontFace=Segoe UI
FontColor=0,0,0,200
FontWeight=600
FontSize=10
AntiAlias=1
X=8
Y=8
DynamicVariables=1
UpdateDivider=-1

[SilverAzide]

You can also do this with a RunCommand measure using Powershell. For example:

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Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=powershell.exe
Parameter="-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NonInteractive -Command "[System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo('C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe').FileVersion""
OutputType=ANSI
State=Hide

If you want the full product version, use [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo('C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe').ProductVersion...

Here's all the members of the FileVersionInfo class:
[System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo('C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe') | Format-List

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OriginalFilename  : Rainmeter.exe
FileDescription   : Rainmeter desktop customization tool
ProductName       : Rainmeter
Comments          :
CompanyName       : Rainmeter
FileName          : C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
FileVersion       : 4.4.0.3412
ProductVersion    : 4.4.0.3412 (64-bit)
IsDebug           : False
IsPatched         : False
IsPreRelease      : False
IsPrivateBuild    : False
IsSpecialBuild    : False
Language          : English (United States)
LegalCopyright    : © 2019 Rainmeter Team
LegalTrademarks   :
PrivateBuild      :
SpecialBuild      :
FileVersionRaw    : 4.4.0.3412
ProductVersionRaw : 4.4.0.3412