Programmatically determine version

Is there a way to retrieve a program's version from within the
program itself? I would like to output the program's version
when writing debug messages to a log file. Other version control
systems such as sccs and RCS allow embedding special strings in
a file which are replaced with descriptive text such as the
program's version when the file is checked out. Is there similar
functionality with Repository?

Oracle Consulting has produced this functionality as an add on
to Designer. If you are interested, your local Oracle
Consultancy representative can provide you with this add-on for
Keyword Expansion; they can contact the iDevelopment Center of
Excellence ([email protected]) for details.
The add-on allows you to expand or substitute keywords in your
source files with the following values:
- version label
- check in time/date
- check in user (author)
- check in branch
- check in notes
- object name
- folder path
- change history
- merge contributors
- originating version
The utility allows you to define your own keywords.
Also, the version label for forms etc. can be made visible at
runtime.
Regards,
Jan Willem Janse, Oracle Consulting

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