I am trying to use powershell to get the file version of a file. If I right click the file and look at the version, it shows a value. Here is how I am trying to do it:
$path = "MSDE2000A";
$info = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($path);
Here is the exception information it is throwing:
Exception calling "GetVersionInfo" with "1" argument(s): "MSDE2000A.exe"
At line:1 char:58
+ $f = [system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo]::getversioninfo <<<< ("MSDE2000A.exe")
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException
Every file I've checked has the sames result. However, if my path is c:\windows\notepad.exe (as in the example) it works as expected. What's going on?