JustinC
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:50 pm

Hi,

I'd just like to add my vote to this request. I've only discovered advanced installer today and have been very impressed. Allowing the version to be taken from the main executable would mean we could remove some custom build logic. Perhaps the product and package codes could be generated from a hash of the version string? This would also work quite nicely with the visual studio integration too. Changing the version number manually with Advanced Installer is something I would just not do, as it duplicates a change. If the installer product version were linked to the main executable, I may then sometimes create installers from within visual studio too.

I hope this makes sense. I wish I'd moved away from deployment projects sooner!

Thanks,

Justin

Cosmin
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:52 am

Hi Justin,

This improvement is already on our TODO list and will be available in a future version. I increased its priority.

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AlexN
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:51 am

It look like that version reading not supported for 5 years :(
What is the easiest way to do it now yourself?

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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:22 am

Hi,

The current version supports this internally, but it doesn't have an UI for it yet. If you want, I can enable it in your project. Simply send your .AIP (project) file to support at advancedinstaller dot com and mention the file from which you want to retrieve the version.

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AlexN
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:54 am

thanks but I need to do it in every build in our CI server. Can I use command line for it?

Cosmin
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:06 am

Hi,

No, it can be enabled only by editing the .AIP (project) file.

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AlexN
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:36 am

Is it means that in addition to $1000 we must create our own AIP patcher?

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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:14 pm

Hi,
Is it means that in addition to $1000 we must create our own AIP patcher?
No. This feature is currently not supported officially. It is on our TODO list and it will be available in a future version.

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Cosmin
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SkafeverDe
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:42 pm

My vote too on this feature request

Bogdan
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:09 am

Sorry, it seems we forgot to update this thread. The good news is that this feature is now supported in the GUI of Advanced Installer for all projects.

Just go to Product Details page, right click in the Product Version field and select "Set version from file...".

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Bogdan
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SkafeverDe
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:29 am

thanks - great work :-)

Bogdan
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .

Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:35 am

My pleasure.

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Bogdan
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prasanth.tech
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .exe

Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:28 am

HI,

Please let me know whether this mentioned feature of extracting version from main executable has become standard feature in the installer.

Thanks,
Prasanth


Dan
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Re: Useful to have option to get Product Version from main .exe

Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:24 pm

Hi Prasanth and welcome to Advanced Installer forums,

I'm glad you got this working.
If you have other questions, please let me know.

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Dan
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