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DoStuffZ
DoStuffZ

Reputation: 800

I'm checking Ms Office version

I'm currently maintaining an old plugin for Office. Current solution has a method for determining what version of Office is currently installed. It looks into the registration db for PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c and the Version=. All good and dandy. For Office 2003 the Version=11, for Office 2007 the Version=12. For Office 2010 the Version=14. Ehm what? Are we not counting 10-11-12-13-14-15 etc anymore?

Perhaps my google-fu is failing me telling me the word/number I seek is 14, or I'm missing some detail. Looking at MSDN and using <insert curse word> search engine was also unsuccesful.

Is Office 2010 Version=14 ?

Unfortunately for me, I only have Office 2007, so no help there. I'm not asking about How to get version, that is done already.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2570

Answers (3)

dileep kumar
dileep kumar

Reputation: 61

MS 2007: <AppVersion>12.0300</AppVersion> 
MS 2010: <AppVersion>14.0300</AppVersion> 
MS 2013: <AppVersion>15.0300</AppVersion> 
MS 2016: <AppVersion>16.0300</AppVersion>

Upvotes: 0

BoltClock
BoltClock

Reputation: 724202

Version 13 is skipped for reasons of superstition (triskaidekaphobia, the aversion to the number 13). So indeed, Office 2007 is internally versioned Office 12, and Office 2010 is Office 14.

Also check out this video on Channel 9.

Upvotes: 6

DJ Quimby
DJ Quimby

Reputation: 3699

From Wikipedia: The version number 13 was skipped because of the aversion to the number 13.

Upvotes: 1

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