WD2000: VBA Command to Display Version Number of Word

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SUMMARY

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 Visual Basic for Applications code returns the version number of Word:

Sub GetVersion()
   MsgBox Application.Version
End Sub

This example displays a message box containing the specific release number along with the version number of Word in the format of <version number>.<build number> :

Sub GetBuild()
   MsgBox Application.Build
End Sub

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REFERENCES

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212536/EN-US/ ) OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

226118 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/226118/EN-US/ ) OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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