diff --git a/Docs/src/compiler.but b/Docs/src/compiler.but
index ce9422c0..f8dd4934 100644
--- a/Docs/src/compiler.but
+++ b/Docs/src/compiler.but
@@ -139,6 +139,15 @@ This command creates a temporary file. It puts its path into a define, named \e{
 \c !undef FILE
 \c !undef DATE
 
+\S1{ppgetdllversion} !getdllversion
+
+\c localfilename define_basename
+
+This is similar to \R{getdllversionlocal}{GetDLLVersionLocal}, only it stores the version number in defines and can therefore be used anywhere, not just inside functions and sections.
+
+\c !getdllversion "$%windir%\explorer.exe" expv_
+\c !echo "Explorer.exe version is ${expv_1}.${expv_2}.${expv_3}.${expv_4}"
+
 \S1{warning} !warning
 
 \c [message]
diff --git a/Docs/src/generalpurpose.but b/Docs/src/generalpurpose.but
index 1efd427c..ef52348a 100644
--- a/Docs/src/generalpurpose.but
+++ b/Docs/src/generalpurpose.but
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Gets the version information from the DLL (or any other executable containing ve
 
 \c localfilename user_var(high dword output) user_var(low dword output)
 
-This is similar to \R{getdllversion}{GetDLLVersion}, only it acts on the system building the installer (it actually compiles into two \R{StrCpy}{StrCpy} commands). Sets the two output variables with the DLL version information of the DLL on the build system.
+This is similar to \R{getdllversion}{GetDLLVersion}, only it acts on the system building the installer (it actually compiles into two \R{StrCpy}{StrCpy} commands). Sets the two output variables with the DLL version information of the DLL on the build system. Use \R{ppgetdllversion}{!getdllversion} if you need to use the values with \R{viproductversion}{VIProductVersion}.
 
 \S2{getfiletime} GetFileTime
 
diff --git a/Source/script.cpp b/Source/script.cpp
index cc091498..75b86de0 100644
--- a/Source/script.cpp
+++ b/Source/script.cpp
@@ -1384,6 +1384,28 @@ int CEXEBuild::doCommand(int which_token, LineParser &line)
       }
     return PS_OK;
 
+    case TOK_P_GETDLLVERSION:
+    {
+      const TCHAR *cmdname = _T("!getdllversion");
+      DWORD low, high; 
+      if (!GetDLLVersion(line.gettoken_str(1), high, low))
+      {
+        ERROR_MSG(_T("%s: error reading version info from \"%s\"\n"), cmdname, line.gettoken_str(1));
+        return PS_ERROR;
+      }
+      TCHAR symbuf[MAX_LINELENGTH], numbuf[30], *basesymname = line.gettoken_str(2);
+      DWORD vals[] = { high>>16, high&0xffff, low>>16, low&0xffff };
+      SCRIPT_MSG(_T("%s: %s (%u.%u.%u.%u)->(%s<1..4>)\n"),
+        cmdname, line.gettoken_str(1), vals[0], vals[1], vals[2], vals[3], basesymname);
+      for (UINT i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+      {
+        _stprintf(symbuf,_T("%s%u"), basesymname, i+1);
+        _stprintf(numbuf,_T("%u"), vals[i]);
+        definedlist.add(symbuf, numbuf);
+      }
+    }
+    return PS_OK;
+
     // page ordering stuff
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_VISIBLE_SUPPORT
@@ -5062,10 +5084,11 @@ int CEXEBuild::doCommand(int which_token, LineParser &line)
     return add_entry(&ent);
     case TOK_GETDLLVERSIONLOCAL:
       {
+        const TCHAR*cmdname=_T("GetDLLVersionLocal");
         DWORD low, high;
         if (!GetDLLVersion(line.gettoken_str(1),high,low))
         {
-          ERROR_MSG(_T("GetDLLVersionLocal: error reading version info from \"%s\"\n"),line.gettoken_str(1));
+          ERROR_MSG(_T("%s: error reading version info from \"%s\"\n"),cmdname,line.gettoken_str(1));
           return PS_ERROR;
         }
         ent.which=EW_ASSIGNVAR;
@@ -5081,8 +5104,8 @@ int CEXEBuild::doCommand(int which_token, LineParser &line)
         ent.offsets[2]=0;
         ent.offsets[3]=0;
         if (ent.offsets[0]<0) PRINTHELP()
-        SCRIPT_MSG(_T("GetDLLVersionLocal: %s (%u,%u)->(%s,%s)\n"),
-          line.gettoken_str(1),high,low,line.gettoken_str(2),line.gettoken_str(3));
+        SCRIPT_MSG(_T("%s: %s (%u,%u)->(%s,%s)\n"),
+          cmdname,line.gettoken_str(1),high,low,line.gettoken_str(2),line.gettoken_str(3));
       }
     return add_entry(&ent);
     case TOK_GETFILETIMELOCAL:
diff --git a/Source/tokens.cpp b/Source/tokens.cpp
index 66534a5e..a9101dd4 100644
--- a/Source/tokens.cpp
+++ b/Source/tokens.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static tokenType tokenlist[TOK__LAST] =
 {TOK_P_TEMPFILE,_T("!tempfile"),1,0,_T("symbol"),TP_ALL},
 {TOK_P_DELFILE,_T("!delfile"),1,1,_T("[/nonfatal] file"),TP_ALL},
 {TOK_P_APPENDFILE,_T("!appendfile"),2,0,_T("file appended_line"),TP_ALL},
+{TOK_P_GETDLLVERSION,_T("!getdllversion"),2,0,_T("localfilename define_basename"),TP_ALL},
 
 {TOK_P_SEARCHPARSESTRING,_T("!searchparse"),3,-1,_T("[/ignorecase] [/noerrors] [/file] source_string substring OUTPUTSYM1 [substring [OUTPUTSYM2 [substring ...]]]"),TP_ALL},
 {TOK_P_SEARCHREPLACESTRING,_T("!searchreplace"),4,1,_T("[/ignorecase] output_name source_string substring replacestring"), TP_ALL},
diff --git a/Source/tokens.h b/Source/tokens.h
index 2e0638c5..34642460 100644
--- a/Source/tokens.h
+++ b/Source/tokens.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ enum
   TOK_P_TEMPFILE,
   TOK_P_DELFILE,
   TOK_P_APPENDFILE,
+  TOK_P_GETDLLVERSION,
 
   TOK_P_SEARCHPARSESTRING,
   TOK_P_SEARCHREPLACESTRING,