WD97: Command to Display Version Number of Word (159231)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q159231

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, you can use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Application.Version command to return the installed version of Word.

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The following Microsoft Visual Basic code will return the version number of Word: 
   Sub GetVersion()
      MsgBox Application.Version
   End Sub
For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

110284 WD: WordBasic Command to Display Version Number of Word

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
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