How to Determine the Version of Microsoft Word using VBScript/JScript?

Microsoft Word

The quickest way to determine the version of Microsoft Word installed on the current PC is to run the following VBScript.

Dim objWord
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
WScript.Echo "Version: " & objWord.Version
WScript.Echo "Build: " & objWord.Build
WScript.Echo "Product Code: " &  objWord.ProductCode()
objWord.Quit

The VBScript creates the COM object Word.Application if Word is installed of course. It will then invoke the properties to retrieve the version information, which will output something like this:

Version: 16.0
Build: 16.0.9226
Product Code: {90160000-000F-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}

You could also use the Microsoft JScript that runs on Windows Scripting Environment to achieve the same task:

var objWord = new ActiveXObject("Word.Application");
WScript.Echo ("Version: " + objWord.Version);
WScript.Echo ("Build: " _ objWord.Build);
WScript.Echo ("Product Code: " +  objWord.ProductCode());
objWord.Quit();

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