How to add Version info to .exe

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 7:41 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Joseph.

Hello all

does anybody know how to add a 'version info' resource to a purebasic compiled .EXE?

any tip/info about the above will be greatly appreciated

thanks in advance

best regards
Joseph

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 7:34 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Rings.

Well the hard way is to modify the file (EXE) itself.But you have to know how to deal with PE-Headers etc.Not easy.
An easier way is to use a PE-Editor.

Its a long way to the top if you wanna .....CodeGuru

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 7:53 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by fred.

I could include this directly in PureBasic editor Compiler option(Version, Description). What is needed in more ?

Fred - AlphaSND

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 10:49 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> I could include this directly in PureBasic editor Compiler option
> (Version, Description). What is needed in more ?

Here's a screenshot of what Visual Basic allows:

http://www.bowlay.com/version.gif

(Note: You'll probably have to paste the above directly into your
browser as my web hosts don't allow direct linking to images).

So I think it would be nice if PureBasic supported at least the three
items on the top of the screenshot (version, description, copyright).
The bottom items are not really so important, but if they're easy to
implement then go ahead and support them as well.

PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 2:51 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Joseph.

Thanks all for the quick replies

Originally posted by fred

I could include this directly in PureBasic editor Compiler option(Version, Description). What is needed in more ?

Fred - AlphaSND

Fred that would be WONDERFUL!
you know, it would give to the final EXE a kind of 'professional' touch,

Here is a complete version info resource file example, of course i agree with PB that having the chance to edit (hopefully by means of a listview/listbox dialog box) even a small subset would be excellent

1 VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION 1,0,0,1
PRODUCTVERSION 1,0,0,1
FILEOS 0x4
FILETYPE 0x1
{
BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
{
BLOCK "0C0904E4"
{
VALUE "CompanyName", "MyCompany"
VALUE "FileDescription", "My Product, an amazing do-nothing tool

"
VALUE "FileVersion", "1.0.0.1"
VALUE "InternalName", "MyProduct"
VALUE "LegalCopyright", "(c) MyCompany 1999-2002"
VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "call for a quote

"
VALUE "OriginalFilename", "MyProd"
VALUE "ProductName", "Little Puppy"
VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.0.0.1"
VALUE "Comments", "Shareware."
VALUE "Additional Notes", "Not for distribution w/o the authors permission"
}
}

BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
{
VALUE "Translation", 0x0C09 0x04E4
}
}

Thanks again

best regards
Joseph

Registered PureBasic User