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[isaacc]

Perhaps this is a dumb question, but I cant figure out how to change the version number of the SetUp.exe that I create.
The idea is to be better able to keep track of what version of dlls and exe are contained within each version of a certain build.
I have looked through all the project and build settings menus, and can only find options for editing the version of my product. Does anyone know how I can change the version of the Setup.exe that is created  
Thank you in advance.

[EberhardH]

Hello,

the setup.exe will always be the same!, only setup.inx reflects changes in your script. So it does not make sense to have setup.exe's version number modified.

All of your needed information is contained in the .hdr file which can be opened only in the cab file viewer tool of InstallShield. There you will see all files (those from the InstallShield engine as well as all your own files) with their version number.

You can compare the contents of the .hdr files to keep track with changes. But I don't know of any tool to just show the differences between them.

Eberhard

[Taco Bell]

There are two things that I do to help keep track of what build is incorporated into my installations.

First, during the beta stages, I report the build number in the title bar (i.e. <ProductName> Release <Version> (Build <Number>) BETA).

Secondly, I save off the build number to our HKLM portion of the registry.

Hope it helps.

[EberhardH]

Well, there's still another thing to keep you informed of what was put into an installation: your medium's report file of your build run. It contains names and versions of all of your files. Its main advantage: it's a pure ASCII file (but rather long).

Eberhard

[Taco Bell]

Yeah, that build report is also a great file to reference as well.

I wasn't sure what isaacc's true intentions were, so I wasn't exactly what answers I should give.

[Stefan Krueger]

If you package your setup into a single self-extracting setup.exe you can set the version info of that file.

[Eagle]

How can I do that?

Thanks

[Stefan Krueger]

I believe this is an option in PackageForTheWeb version 4. It's included on your InstallShield cd or can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.installshield.com/pftw

[Taco Bell]

Yeah, Version is an explicit field in the PFTW wizard/project and is stored/accessible in the file properties under Product Version.