How can I programmably extract the project build information set in the project build specification. So I can then use the information in an ‘About’ dialog.

[DKA]

Extracting Project information

How can I programmably extract the project build information set in the project build specification.

So I can then use the information in an ‘About’ dialog.

Dave

[Ray.R]

Do you mean something like this?

Message Edited by JoeLabView on 04-27-2007 09:04 AM

[Ray.R]

To retrieve specific items:

Message Edited by JoeLabView on 04-27-2007 09:12 AM

[Ray.R]

I did the examples quickly, so they are messy..

I simply wanted to know if that is what you meant by build spec parameters (info).  Or if you wanted to read the VI description for the "About" dialog. 

The example does not show how to put the info into the About description.

Let me know if that was what you were looking for.

Regards,

RayR

[TCPlomp]

In the labview\resource\appbuild folder their are some VI's that can deal with build specs! They return a variant containing the data!
It's the reason I build a variant probe.

Be aware that the build info is not present in th lvproj file of the built executable!

Ton

[DKA]

Thanks guys,

I think I’ll have a go at coding something up along the lines you suggest Joe. The specific things I’m interested in extracting is the Version Number and description from the ‘Application Information’ properties in the project build specifications.

[Wiebe@CARYA]

Hi,


You can create a Application property "Project.Projects[]", or get the used project reference from a vi "Owning Application", and wire this to a property node "Project.Projects[]".


Then you have a project reference. Get it's root with a property "root" Then you have to get all "EXE" types, with the method "Get All Descendants" with "EXE" wired to Type.


From the "EXE" ref, you can use "Get Tag Names" and "Get Tag" to get (and, presumably, set) everything you want.


I don't think (please let us know) if this information is still available in the actual build executable. But you can get the info during development, and store it somewhere (in a vi description or something). Then when you save the vi, it gets stored, and you can retreive it in the exe.


Regards,


Wiebe.

[Kennon_Cotton]

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Davith wrote:

How can I programmably extract the project build information set in the project build specification.  So I can then use the information in an ‘About’ dialog.

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Dave,

If you are wanting to display the information in an About box, I assume you need the code to run from inside the EXE and get the information from the EXE itself.  There is an example of getting this information via a Windows .NET assembly:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/935BA7FB426305398625711E0055F1FA

Kennon

[DKA]

Thanks very much for the support.

The example from http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/935BA7FB426305398625711E0055F1FA
GetFileVersion_DotNet.vi  returns all the information I need.

That's the solution I'll be running with.

Davith