topic Re: Retrieving Client Build Number in QlikView

Retrieving Client Build Number

Mon, 16 May 2011 13:46:07 GMT

Hi, is there any vbscript to retrieve the current Qlikviews "Client Build Number" which is located under "Help" - "Document support information" on the menu. Thanks in advance

Retrieving Client Build Number

erichshiino — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:49:18 GMT

Hi,

You can use QlikViewVersion() but I guess it only exists on QV 10.

Hope it helps,

Erich

Retrieving Client Build Number

Mon, 16 May 2011 14:01:34 GMT

Thank you, i am pretty new to Qlikview - could you please give me the vbscript for how to use the QlikviewVersion() function? thank you

Retrieving Client Build Number

erichshiino — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:05:10 GMT

You don't need to use macros (with VBScript) to retrieve the build number. You can use this function on a text box for example.

The content of the text box will be:

= QlikViewVersion()

(don't forget the equal sign)

Retrieving Client Build Number

Mon, 16 May 2011 14:20:30 GMT

Thanks - i tried that but the textbox only displays "-", where can i find a list of all the built in functions like this function for Qlikview? thanks for the help

Retrieving Client Build Number

Mon, 16 May 2011 14:23:34 GMT

Sorry it worked, was case sensitive......

Retrieving Client Build Number

Tue, 17 May 2011 12:06:14 GMT

Hi Erich, Is there anyway to use the QlikViewVersion() function in VBSCRIPT? The reason is that i dont want to display the version on the model - the reason for this is that I want to check if the user has the correct version before opening the model.

Thanks

Retrieving Client Build Number

erichshiino — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:12:33 GMT

Hi, Michael

In VBScript you can use this to get the version: (they return strings)

QV Version:

ActiveDocument.GetApplication.QvVersion

OS Version:

ActiveDocument.GetApplication.OSVersion

Hope it helps,

Erich

Re: Retrieving Client Build Number

Tue, 17 May 2011 13:52:15 GMT

Great thank you Erich

Retrieving Client Build Number

prieper — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:23:40 GMT

If application is opened in server, this function returns the version installed on the server, not on the client.

Peter

Retrieving Client Build Number

erichshiino — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:36:02 GMT

Interesting. I didn't know

What about the qlikViewVersion() on the interface? How does it behave?

If it works you can call it on script :

(activedocument.Evaluate("QlikViewVersion()"))

Please, let me know about the results,

Rgds,

Erich

Re: Retrieving Client Build Number

Thu, 19 May 2011 12:29:09 GMT

Hi Erich, I can successfully compare my versions in VBScript now, all i need to do now is to close the qlikview document if the version is not correct - do you know how to close Qlikview using vbscript? thank you for all the help...

Re: Retrieving Client Build Number

Thu, 19 May 2011 12:30:46 GMT

found the script, thanks