Accessing Word document version from VC++

[Odds On]

OK, this is sweet and simple, but it's driving me nuts!

Is there a simple way of accessing what version of Word was used to produce
a document from Visual C++.Net 2005?

 

[Jonathan West]

OK, this is sweet and simple, but it's driving me nuts!

Is there a simple way of accessing what version of Word was used to
produce
a document from Visual C++.Net 2005?

Yes. Read the Version document property, using either of these methods

Dsofile.dll lets you edit Office document properties without Office in
Visual Basic .NET 2003 and in Visual Basic .NET 2002
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224351

How To Read Compound Document Properties Directly with VC++
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/186898/