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* Text ''keys'' can be: '''Comments, CompanyName, FileDescription, FileVersion, InternalName, LegalCopyright, LegalTrademarks, OriginalFilename, ProductName, ProductVersion, Web''' | * Text ''keys'' can be: '''Comments, CompanyName, FileDescription, FileVersion, InternalName, LegalCopyright, LegalTrademarks, OriginalFilename, ProductName, ProductVersion, Web''' | ||
* Numeric {{Parameter|keys}} can be:'''FILEVERSION#''' and '''PRODUCTVERSION#''' | * Numeric {{Parameter|keys}} can be:'''FILEVERSION#''' and '''PRODUCTVERSION#''' | ||
**When provided, the numerical keys '''FILEVERSION#''' and '''PRODUCTVERSION#''' will also provide values to the text keys '''FileVersion''' and '''ProductVersion,''' if the text versions are not provided separately. (QB64-PE v0.6.0 and up) | **When provided, the numerical keys '''FILEVERSION#''' and '''PRODUCTVERSION#''' will also provide values to the text keys '''FileVersion''' and '''ProductVersion,''' if the text versions are not provided separately. (QB64-PE v0.6.0 and up) | ||
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* Numeric key=''value'' must be 4 comma-separated numerical text values entered by programmer which usually stand for major, minor, revision and build numbers). | * Numeric key=''value'' must be 4 comma-separated numerical text values entered by programmer which usually stand for major, minor, revision and build numbers). | ||
* A manifest file is automatically embedded into the resulting .exe file so that Common Controls v6.0 gets linked at runtime, if required. | * A manifest file is automatically embedded into the resulting .exe file so that Common Controls v6.0 gets linked at runtime, if required. | ||
* '''[[ | * '''[[Keywords currently not supported by QB64#Keywords_not_supported_in_Linux_or_macOS_versions|Keyword not supported in Linux or macOS versions]]''' | ||
{{PageAvailability}} | {{PageAvailability}} | ||
<!-- QB64 = a version or none, QBPE = a version or all, Platforms = yes or no --> | |||
<gallery widths="48px" heights="48px" mode="nolines"> | <gallery widths="48px" heights="48px" mode="nolines"> | ||
File:Qb64.png|'''v1.2''' | File:Qb64.png|'''v1.2''' | ||
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File:Osx.png|'''no''' | File:Osx.png|'''no''' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<!-- additional availability notes go below here --> | |||
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{{Cl|$VERSIONINFO}}:FILEVERSION#=1,0,0,0 | {{Cl|$VERSIONINFO}}:FILEVERSION#=1,0,0,0 | ||
{{Cl|$VERSIONINFO}}:PRODUCTVERSION#=1,0,0,0 | {{Cl|$VERSIONINFO}}:PRODUCTVERSION#=1,0,0,0 | ||
{{CodeEnd}} | {{CodeEnd}} | ||
{{PageSeeAlso}} | {{PageSeeAlso}} | ||
* [[$EXEICON]] | * [[$EXEICON]] | ||
* [[_ICON]] | * [[_ICON]] | ||
* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/aa381058(v=vs.85).aspx VERSIONINFO resource (MSDN)] | * [https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/aa381058(v=vs.85).aspx VERSIONINFO resource (MSDN)] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:33, 5 February 2023
The $VERSIONINFO metacommand adds text metadata to the resulting executable for identification purposes across the OS. Windows-only.
Syntax
- $VERSIONINFO:key=value
Parameters
- Text keys can be: Comments, CompanyName, FileDescription, FileVersion, InternalName, LegalCopyright, LegalTrademarks, OriginalFilename, ProductName, ProductVersion, Web
- Numeric keys can be:FILEVERSION# and PRODUCTVERSION#
- When provided, the numerical keys FILEVERSION# and PRODUCTVERSION# will also provide values to the text keys FileVersion and ProductVersion, if the text versions are not provided separately. (QB64-PE v0.6.0 and up)
Description
- Text and numerical values are string literals without quotes entered by programmer. No variables are accepted. (variable names would be interpreted as literals).
- Numeric key=value must be 4 comma-separated numerical text values entered by programmer which usually stand for major, minor, revision and build numbers).
- A manifest file is automatically embedded into the resulting .exe file so that Common Controls v6.0 gets linked at runtime, if required.
- Keyword not supported in Linux or macOS versions
Availability
v1.2
all
yes
no
no
Examples
Example: Adding metadata to a Windows exe compiled with QB64:
$VERSIONINFO:CompanyName=Your company name goes here $VERSIONINFO:FILEVERSION#=1,0,0,0 $VERSIONINFO:PRODUCTVERSION#=1,0,0,0 |
See also