it's possible to install in non-standard locations, more specifically, arbitrary sub-directories. it's possible to install/launch multiple version of Office on the same computer, It's possible to install select items out of the Office suite.
so the request must be define more specifically. --- if you are interested in the default (as preferred by launch services) "Microsoft Excel" then I guess you could do something like mdfind 'kMDItemDisplayName="Microsoft Excel"' and then use the path like mdls -name kMDItemVersion '/Applications/Microsoft Excel.app' https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/mdfind.1.html https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/CoreServices/Reference/MetadataAttributesRef/Reference/CommonAttrs.html my question is, why do you need to know the version? > 2018/05/30 9:32、Jeffrey Kain via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> のメール: > On macOS, what's the best way to check from 4D Remote if a specific version > of an application is installed? ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************