With VBA, find the version of the MySQL ODBC driver installed in Windows

Question

Using Visual Basic for Applications, how can I find out which version of the MySQL ODBC driver is installed in Windows on a user\'s machine?

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Answer 1

Here are a few possible ideas:

1 You may be able to check the registry and look for specific keys, like this for example: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver]

2.You could check their c:\windows\system32 folder for the myodbc.dll, and then check the version information. Here's a link on how to check the version: http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_file_version_info.html