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    Hi Lee,

    > I know you can specify a version resource for the install but I'd also
    > like to embed a version resource in other files using something along
    > the lines of "#embed version resource" in the same manner I already
    > use "#embed UAC manifest" and "#code-sign application".

    Huh? You been looking inside my computer while I'm on the Internet? <g>

    The problem is that this is not a trivial task at all. To manipulate the
    version resource of an application file, you have to "re-create" the whole
    PE structure, update the checksum, etc. This is a very complex and
    failure-prone process. And it still might result in fatal application
    failures. Over the years, I have tried freeware and commercial tools and
    quite often it damaged the .EXE and .DLL files. The encoding (Unicode and
    non-Unicode) makes a big difference and the original compiler that created
    the application.

    But hey, you already had this very good idea five years ago <g>

    http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?27221

    But I think that I have a somewhat stable "#edit version resource..."
    compiler directive now. And I bet that Antivirus and anti-spyware
    "protection" systems will love this feature <g>. To be on the safe side,
    I'll mark it as a "use at your own risk" function <g>

    See attached screenshots. I'll enable this directive in the next SB build.
    Thank you for your suggestion.

    > By the way, Friedrich, thanks for fixing the code sign dialog so it
    > doesn't forget the descriptive name when selecting a different
    > certificate profile.

    You are very welcome

    Friedrich
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