Differentiate CS, CS2, CS3 files???

Hi,
Is it possibile to identify the version of an an InDesign file? Suppose a folder contains 3 files of different versions... How to find out which file is a CS2 or CS file?
Someone pls help...
Thank You.

If you only need to identify through CS3, you can open the file and
search for: <xap:CreatorTool>Adobe InDesign \d
The number at the end of the string will be the version number (3, 4,
or 5).
In CS4, they changed the format of the identifier and it's now :
<xmp:CreatorTool>Adobe InDesign 6.0</xmp:CreatorTool> instead of:
<xap:CreatorTool>Adobe InDesign 5.0</xap:CreatorTool> (i.e. xmp
instead of xap). You'll need to adjust your search accordingly...
Probably a RegEx something like this is the way to go...
/<x(a|m)p:CreatorTool>Adobe InDesign \d/
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