Automatically increment the version number in a project's .rc file

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How I can automatically increment the file version in my C/C++ project when I build it? Currently I have to modify the resources manually before I do the build. Is there any script or utility to automate this?

What kind of rc files are you talking about? – Matthew Flaschen Jun 13 '09 at 08:44 — Matthew Flaschen, Jun 13 '09 at 08:44

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 03 '12 at 10:31

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There is a discussion on the MSDN Website of different approaches to the problem.

Microsoft have also provided KB237870 that explains a (fairly convoluted) method to automate this.

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score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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Can I automatically increment the file build version when using Visual Studio?

Is that what you're looking for?

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That's for .Net/C#, not for C++ projects which is where the RC files come into play. – Deanna Oct 03 '12 at 09:43

Automatically increment the version number in a project's .rc file

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