How to get under linux information about Windows EXE/DLL file

VladVons · 11-02-2010, 12:28 AM

How to get under linux (without Wine) such information about Windows EXE/DLL file:
CompanyName
FileVersion
ProductVersion

Under Windows its easy:
GetFileVersionInfoSize()
GetFileVersionInfo()
etc.

CincinnatiKid · 11-02-2010, 08:00 AM

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How to get under linux (without Wine) such information about Windows EXE/DLL file:
CompanyName
FileVersion
ProductVersion

Is that info NTFS meta data? If so then you won't be able to get that info on a non NTFS partition whether you are using wine or not. But maybe it's not, maybe someone else will know.

VladVons · 11-04-2010, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by lewisforlife

Is that info NTFS meta data?

NO
This information inside EXE file.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Executable

CincinnatiKid · 11-05-2010, 12:31 PM

Personally I don't think it will be possible for you to get any info about your EXE file without using wine or something similar.

VladVons · 11-06-2010, 02:31 AM

I think i should write C++ routine using Microsoft PE format
http://kishorekumar.net/pecoff_v8.1.htm

Wine is too weight for frequent call (~10 per sec)

allend · 11-06-2010, 09:43 AM

Have you looked at 'winedump'?
It is a WINE tool that may provide what you want.
If you are thinking of writing code, have a look at http://www.winehq.org/docs/winelib-guide/index

John VV · 11-06-2010, 02:30 PM

boot windows and read those files with visual studio
all of that info will be displayed -- if it is there .

fernandomerces · 06-16-2011, 02:18 AM

Look at my project called pev. You can get the version with -p option.

http://pev.sf.net

Good luck!

jefro · 06-16-2011, 07:44 PM

I get the feeling I read a post about this a few weeks ago here, and it has a solution in linux already. Dunno where that is now.

See if this helps at all. http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=905425

http://code.activestate.com/recipes/...ecutable-file/

I thought this would give info too but can't says as I can't find it either. http://upx.sourceforge.net/ But a nifty tool.

fernandomerces · 06-17-2011, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jefro

I get the feeling I read a post about this a few weeks ago here, and it has a solution in linux already. Dunno where that is now.

See if this helps at all. http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=905425

http://code.activestate.com/recipes/...ecutable-file/

I thought this would give info too but can't says as I can't find it either. http://upx.sourceforge.net/ But a nifty tool.

Both Perl and Python scripts does exactly what pev does (but pev can do more). UPX is a packer, there is no way to do it.

Why can't pev be considered a solution in Linux? It's just a make && make install question.

Debian (or Debian-based distros) users can use a DEB package too http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/pev

Cheers!

sundialsvcs · 06-17-2011, 08:16 AM

Don't send a glass of alcoholic beverages to do a camel's job.

fernandomerces · 06-17-2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sundialsvcs

Don't send a glass of alcoholic beverages to do a camel's job.

From a programmer's perspective, I agree with you. pev is to users that don't want to write a program to get it.