How to check Universal Library version numbers

How to check what version of Universal Library is currently installed

Here are two ways, they should provide the same result.

Open this file:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Measurement Computing\DAQ\C\cbw.h

then go to line 24 and look for this snippet:

/* Current Revision Number */
#define CURRENTREVNUM      6.7

Open File Explorer and navigate to this folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Measurement Computing\DAQ

Right click on file cbw64.dll and click Properties. Go to the Details tab and look at the 'Product version' field:

Or, open PowerShell and paste this command:

(Get-Item "C:\Program Files (x86)\Measurement Computing\DAQ\cbw64.dll").VersionInfo.ProductVersion

Screenshot of the expected output:

Under the "MCC DAQ Software" heading, look for "Download includes the following applications", then it will say something like:

Universal Library™ 6.72 – Programming libraries and components for developing 32/64-bit applications, using Windows programming languages.

Screenshot of the webpage:

Open the mccdaq.exe file in 7-Zip. Here are two ways to do that:

Right-click on mccdaq.exe in Windows File Explorer then choose 7-Zip > Open Archive.
Open "7-Zip File Manager" from the Start Menu. Navigate to mccdaq.exe then right-click on it and choose "Open Inside".

Once you've got mccdaq.exe open in 7-Zip:

Go into the folder called ICalUL.
Right-click on file ICalUL.msi and choose 'Open Inside'.
Right-click on file Data1.cab and choose 'Open Inside'.
Then you can:
- Right-click on cbw.h and choose View, then look for #define CURRENTREVNUM in the .h file as described above.
- Copy cbw64.dll out of the .cab file, then view the properties of the DLL file as described above.