Win32::File::Ver GetFileVersion

leonidlm has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi all,
I run into a strange error while using the Win32::File::Ver module using the GetFileVersion method.
The perl.exe just crashes when reaching the following line of code:

$hashRef = GetFileVersion($fileName);
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I tried to use the ptkdb debug module and step into the method but it crashes even before showing me the method code!
Help me plz :)

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Re: Win32::File::Ver GetFileVersion by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 07, 2008 at 13:52 UTC
What OS and what is the value of `$filename` when it crashes? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Win32::File::Ver GetFileVersion by leonidlm (Pilgrim) on Oct 07, 2008 at 13:55 UTC
`Os - Windows 2003 $fileName - c:\run.dll` [download] Thx.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Win32::File::Ver GetFileVersion by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 07, 2008 at 14:41 UTC
I just ran the latest version from cpan against 2500 files, 1800 of which are executables, and it either report the data or returned undef. There must be something strange about that file. Did you compile Win32::File::Ver yourself or get it as a PPM? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^4: Win32::File::Ver GetFileVersion by leonidlm (Pilgrim) on Oct 07, 2008 at 20:31 UTC
Re^5: Win32::File::Ver GetFileVersion by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 07, 2008 at 20:43 UTC
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Re^4: Win32::File::Ver GetFileVersion by leonidlm (Pilgrim) on Oct 08, 2008 at 08:37 UTC