# Version number

The file version of the dll can be determined with the library method get_version(). This is the same version that is obtainable by right-clicking File => Properties => Details (see the figure below).

Determining the dll file version

## Parameter

Name | Type | Meaning
buffer | unsigned char* | Buffer for version string
unsigned long | size | Size of buffer

## Return values

Value | Meaning
TRUE | Version string successfully copied to the buffer.
FALSE | Version string could not be written to the buffer.