How do I set the version information for an existing .exe, .dll?

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Carl picture Carl · Nov 12, 2008 · Viewed 159.7k times · Source

As part of our build process I need to set the version information for all of our compiled binaries. Some of the binaries already have version information (added at compile time) and some do not.

I want to be able to apply the following information:

  • Company Name
  • Copyright Notice
  • Product Name
  • Product Description
  • File Version
  • Product Version

All of these attributes are specified by the build script and must be applied after compilation. These are standard binaries (not assemblies) compiled with C++ Builder 2007.

How can I do this?

Answer

UweBaemayr picture UweBaemayr · Jul 15, 2014

While it's not a batch process, Visual Studio can also add/edit file resources.

Just use File->Open->File on the .EXE or .DLL. This is handy for fixing version information post-build, or adding it to files that don't have these resources to begin with.

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