---
title: version
card_id: 88369
modified: yes
---

# version

```
the version [of HyperCard]
the long version [of HyperCard]
the version of [ph:stack]
```

The `version` property returns the version number of the HyperCard application that is currently running. You can’t `set` the `version`.

The `long version` returns an 8-digit number in the form `xxyyzzrr` as follows:

* `xx `: The major revision number
* `yy `: The minor revision number
* `zz `: The software state, where
**        80 = final
**        60 = beta
**        40 = alpha
**        20 = development
* `rr `: The release number

For example, `02206044` is version 2.2 beta release 44, and `02208000` is version 2.2 final.

The `version of [ph:stack]` returns a comma-separated list of five numbers in the format of Macintosh version resources:

* Item 1 is the version of HyperCard that created the stack.

* Item 2 is the version that last compacted the stack.

* Item 3 is the oldest version to change the stack since the last Compact Stack.

* Item 4 is the version that has most recently changed the stack.

* Item 5 is the number of seconds from 12:00 midnight 1/1/04 to the last time     that the stack was changed.

## Examples

```
if item 1 of the version of this stack < "02208000" then ...
```

## Demo Script

```
on answerTheVersion
 answer "The version is:" && the <b>version</b> & return &¬
 "The long version is:" && the <b>long version</b>
end answerTheVersion
```