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Easy Way to Update The Version Information
Application developers often need a command-line utility to allow modification of file version information on existing Windows EXE or DLL files. While these files already contain a Version Info resource (embedded into the executable during linking), Resource Tuner Console enables you to automatically stamp their version during the release process to insure consistency. If these files contain no Version Information resource, Resource Tuner Console will create this resource for you. Every field in the VERSIONINFO structure is under your control.
For instance, you have got code that depends on the value of the "Product Version" property of the setup.exe file, and the installations you have generated are missing the "build #" portion of that version. You may use Resource Tuner GUI to modify the properties of the setup.exe after you build it, but it is a manual process that you would rather not have to do every time you build a new release.
From now on, you don't have to change file version information manually every time you rebuild your project. With the File Version Info operations of RTC, it is very easy and convenient to manage files' version information. Let's get started with the Version Information automation.
1. Prepare a simple script (see below)
2.
Run Resource Tuner Console
3.
You are done.
The File Version Information before:
| Child Type: | StringFileInfo |
| Language/Code Page: | 1033/1252 |
| CompanyName: | Acme Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Your Sample Program |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Generic Windows application |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 1999 Acme Corp. |
| LegalTrademarks: | |
| OriginalFilename: | editor.exe |
| ProductName: | |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Comments: |
The File Version Information after: (To see the changes made, we recommend using Resource Tuner GUI)
| Child Type: | StringFileInfo |
| Language/Code Page: | 1033/1252 |
| CompanyName: | My Company |
| FileDescription: | Yet Another Super Application |
| FileVersion: | 5.1.4.20 |
| InternalName: | Hot product |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2008 My Company |
| LegalTrademarks: | your trademarks here... |
| OriginalFilename: | editor.exe |
| ProductName: | Super Editor |
| ProductVersion: | 5.1.0.0 |
| Comments: | Powered by RT Console |
[Download a Demo] 
[How to Get Started]
This script is based on the Update VersionInfo sample script. A description of the RTC script format and sample scripts can be found in the RTC Scripting Language Reference within the Resource Tuner Console package. It may be helpful to use this example as a template for your own scripts.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sub ProcessFile (Src_Path, Dest_Path, File_Name)
LangID = 1033 ' English-US
CP = ScriptUnit.CodePageFromLangID(LangID)
PEFileProxy.OpenFile Src_Path & File_Name
if not PEFileProxy.Terminated then
if PEFileProxy.HasResources then
ResourcesProxy.SetLanguage LangID, DELETE_EXIST
if ResourcesProxy.OpenVersionInfo("1", LangID, CREATE_IF_NOT_EXIST) then
VersionInfoProxy.SetFileVersion 5, 1, 4, 20, LangID, True, True, True
VersionInfoProxy.SetProductVersion 5, 1, 0, 0, LangID, True, True, True
S1 = "My Company"
S2 = "Yet Another Super Application"
S3 = "Hot product"
S4 = "Copyright \0xA9 2008 My Company, Inc."
S5 = "your trademarks here..."
S6 = "Super Editor"
S7 = "Powered by RT Console"
VersionInfoProxy.EditStringFileInfo "CompanyName", S1, CP, LangID, True, True
VersionInfoProxy.EditStringFileInfo "FileDescription", S2, CP, LangID, True, True
VersionInfoProxy.EditStringFileInfo "InternalName", S3, CP, LangID, True, True
VersionInfoProxy.EditStringFileInfo "LegalCopyright", S4, CP, LangID, True, True
VersionInfoProxy.EditStringFileInfo "LegalTrademarks", S5, CP, LangID, True, True
VersionInfoProxy.EditStringFileInfo "ProductName", S6, CP, LangID, True, True
VersionInfoProxy.EditStringFileInfo "Comments", S7, CP, LangID, True, True
VersionInfoProxy.EditStringFileInfo "OriginalFilename", File_Name, CP, LangID,
True, True
ResourcesProxy.CloseVersionInfo
PEFileProxy.Compile
PEFileProxy.SaveAsNewImage Dest_Path & File_Name
else
PEFileProxy.PostDebugString "Can't open/create Version Info..."
end if
end if
end if
end sub
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'
' The main routine.
'
' First, it scans a spicified Source folder for EXE files available.
' Then, for each file found it calls for the ProcessFile procedure.
'
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sub Main
dim Src_Path, Dest_Path, File_System_Object, Folder_Object, File_Object, File_Collection
PEFileProxy.UpdateCheckSum = True
PEFileProxy.CreateBackUp = False
' Path to Source Folder
Src_Path = ScriptUnit.CurrentFolder & "\demo\src\"
' Path to Destination Folder
Dest_Path = ScriptUnit.CurrentFolder & "\demo\release\"
' Scan the specified folder, and then process all files found.
set File_System_Object = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set Folder_Object = File_System_Object.GetFolder(src_path)
set File_Collection = Folder_Object.Files
for each File_Object in File_Collection
ProcessFile Src_Path, Dest_Path, File_Object.name
PEFileProxy.PostDebugString "*************************************"
next
end sub
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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