Getting the Test Stand version number of an old sequence file

[SeanJ]

A customer wants a small change to a previous deployment.

They have returned the original sequence file to me but the deployment is about two years old.

Is there anyway that I can get the TestStand Version number from the old sequence file so that I will know which version to save it in.

I am currently using TestStand 4.2.1.83. 

Thanks,

Sean

[Norbert_B · Accepted solution]

Sean,

you can open the seq-file using wordpad and take a look.

hope this helps,

Norbert

[SeanJ]

There's a lot of strange characters but it says "4.1 (4.1.0.228)" in the first line.

I'm assuming that's the version number. 

Thanks a lot Norbert.

Regards,

Sean

[dug9000]

Just want to add, there is also an API for this in the Engine, however if you just need to check a few files manually then what Norbert suggested is probably easier. The API is:

String fileVersion = Engine.GetFileInformation(filePath).GetFileFormatVersion();

Hope this helps,

-Doug

GetFileFormatVersion

[ebalci]

What if the sequence file is in binary format, not INI style?

You see rubbish when open it with a text editor.

This is a possibility after some version of TS.

[Norbert_B]

As Sean stated back in 2010, you can also read the version number in clear text. You can read some parts of the file in a text editor, the version number is one of those....

Norbert