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 Posted: Oct 04, 2006 17:26 Post subject: Define EXE Version |
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Does anyone here know how to define a program's version number? I need it to be displayed in the File Properties Dialog Box, but I can't find information anywhere (Yes, I Googled and MSDN'd it). It seems that it would be a #define, but I don't know the "magic keyword" to get it working.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2006 17:55 Post subject: Re: Define EXE Version |
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| Coviti wrote: | Does anyone here know how to define a program's version number? I need it to be displayed in the File Properties Dialog Box, but I can't find information anywhere (Yes, I Googled and MSDN'd it). It seems that it would be a #define, but I don't know the "magic keyword" to get it working.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. |
Is not so simple :-P
You will need a resource file holding the VERSIONINFO structure.
I'll suggest take a look at this project (Auto Windows Resource) at CodeProject.
HTH,
Zero |
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2006 20:02 Post subject: |
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This is a quick and dirty example of a resource definition that specifies version information that will display in the file-properties dialog.
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#define VI 1 ;must be 1
VI VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION 1,2,3,4
PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,3,4
{
BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
{
BLOCK "04090000" ;0409=lang U.S.English,0000=charset 7-bit ASCII
{
VALUE "CompanyName","CompanyName\000"
VALUE "FileDescription", "FileDescription\000"
VALUE "FileVersion", "0.1.2.3\000"
VALUE "InternalName", "InternalName\000"
VALUE "OriginalFilename", "OriginalFilename\000"
VALUE "ProductName","ProductName\000"
VALUE "ProductVersion","0.1.2.3\000"
VALUE "LegalCopyright","Copyright © duh 2101\000\000"
}
}
}
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MSDN VERSIONINFO Resource |
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2006 14:40 Post subject: |
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@MichaelW
Works great, thank you!
@anyone who is interested
Save MichaelWs resource code as 'myversion.rc', then convert it with 'GoRC.exe', (from 'C:\FreeBASIC\bin\win32\GoRC.exe) to a .res file:
GoRC.exe myversion.rc
After that compile it together with the main program in the commandline:
fbc mymainprogram.bas myversion.res |
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2006 17:10 Post subject: |
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| Or just include the .rc file on the FBC command line :) |
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2006 18:17 Post subject: |
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| MichaelW wrote: | | Or just include the .rc file on the FBC command line :) |
Didnīt know that, but it definitely makes sense.
@anyone who might be interested
During testing this I found out that I could not combine a version information, (version.rc), and a program icon, (icon.rc), by just concatenating them in the commandline:
fbc myprogram.bas version.rc icon.rc
but it works if I combine the contents of the two .rc files in a new .rc file:
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FB_PROGRAM_ICON ICON myicon.ico
#define VI 1 ;must be 1
VI VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION 1,2,3,4
PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,3,4
{
BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
{
BLOCK "04090000" ;0409=lang U.S.English,0000=charset 7-bit ASCII
{
VALUE "CompanyName","CompanyName\000"
VALUE "FileDescription", "FileDescription\000"
VALUE "FileVersion", "0.1.2.3\000"
VALUE "InternalName", "InternalName\000"
VALUE "OriginalFilename", "OriginalFilename\000"
VALUE "ProductName","ProductName\000"
VALUE "ProductVersion","0.1.2.3\000"
VALUE "LegalCopyright","Copyright © duh 2101\000\000"
}
}
}
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Last edited by xterm on Oct 05, 2006 20:13; edited 1 time in total |
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2006 19:32 Post subject: |
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Or create an rc file that includes other rc files:
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/* example: myapp.rc */
#include "icon.rc"
#include "version.rc"
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and allows sharing of resources between projects. |
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| Posted: Jul 19, 2009 21:28 Post subject: Manifest Resource |
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I can get all of that to work, but I also need to include a Manifest in order not to have even a command line program objected to as "Unknown file" when run on Windows 6 or 7, and the first time it is run under XP.
This is what I have for my Manifest:- | Code:
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IDR_MANIFEST RT_MANIFEST MOVEABLE PURE {<?xml version= "1.0" encoding= "UTF-8" standalone= "yes"?> <assembly xmlns= "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion= "1.0"> <trustInfo xmlns= "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2"> <security> <requestedPrivileges> <requestedExecutionLevel level= "asInvoker" uiAccess= "False"/> </requestedPrivileges> </security> </trustInfo> </assembly> } |
But the Resource Compiler throws out "File not found" at the first open curly brace. "{"
This resource script is produced automatically in another development studio, so I don't really understand the correct syntax for .RC files sufficiently to correct the syntax error.
Anybody know a good solution?
Oh wait... I figured it out.
Save the Manifest (just the bit between the curly braces) as Manifest.xml, and replace all of that that I gave above with the line:- | Code:
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1 MANIFEST "Manifest.xml" |
That gives me an executable with a valid security descriptor for Windows 6 or 7. ^_^ |
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