MFC File naming/version modifying
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Hi ! Well, I couldn't formulate the topic specifically, so you'll have to read the post instead.. :) My problem is that when I build my MFC application, then at least in Windows XP, my files become named like 'filename.exe (line break) MFC Application'. How on Earth can I remove that 'MFC Application' from my file descriptions, or at least modify it to something else ? Like 'filename.exe (line break) ODBC Query tool' or something similar ? Thanks in advance, Antti Keskinen
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Hi ! Well, I couldn't formulate the topic specifically, so you'll have to read the post instead.. :) My problem is that when I build my MFC application, then at least in Windows XP, my files become named like 'filename.exe (line break) MFC Application'. How on Earth can I remove that 'MFC Application' from my file descriptions, or at least modify it to something else ? Like 'filename.exe (line break) ODBC Query tool' or something similar ? Thanks in advance, Antti Keskinen
Sounds like you need to examine the VERSION resource. IIRC, that's where explorer gets the additional information for EXE files to display as an info tip. The filename.exe is just the name of the file (but you guessed that already!) and then line breaks are put in. I think you might want to change the value for 'File Description' and/or 'Product Name'. Steve S
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Sounds like you need to examine the VERSION resource. IIRC, that's where explorer gets the additional information for EXE files to display as an info tip. The filename.exe is just the name of the file (but you guessed that already!) and then line breaks are put in. I think you might want to change the value for 'File Description' and/or 'Product Name'. Steve S
Thank you, Steve ! I found the appropriate version info, but after I altered it and recompiled, my Explorer didn't update itself, but kept on showing the 'MFC Application' tag. Rebooting computer helped to solve the issue :) -Antti
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Thank you, Steve ! I found the appropriate version info, but after I altered it and recompiled, my Explorer didn't update itself, but kept on showing the 'MFC Application' tag. Rebooting computer helped to solve the issue :) -Antti
Next time, you might try clicking on the desktop, but not an icon, and hitting F5 to get explorer to perform a refresh. (In an explorer window, there's a menu option to do the same). I think this "persuades" explorer to refresh it's cache of things like the version info. Steve S
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Next time, you might try clicking on the desktop, but not an icon, and hitting F5 to get explorer to perform a refresh. (In an explorer window, there's a menu option to do the same). I think this "persuades" explorer to refresh it's cache of things like the version info. Steve S
Well, it didn't work for me. The app description wasn't changed until I booted my machine. After that it started working properly again.. Weird stuff :) -Antti ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.