The VERSIONINFO resource-definition statement creates a version-information resource. The resource contains such information about the file as its version number, its intended operating system, and its original filename. The resource is intended to be used with the File Installation library functions.
versionID VERSIONINFO fixed-info { block-statement . . . }
| Statement | Description |
|---|---|
| FILEVERSION version |
Specifies the binary version number for the file. The version consists of two 32-bit integers, defined by four 16-bit integers. For example, "FILEVERSION 3,10,0,61" is translated into two doublewords: 0x0003000a and 0x0000003d, in that order. Therefore, if version is defined by the DWORD values dw1 and dw2, they need to appear in the FILEVERSION statement as follows: HIWORD(dw1), LOWORD(dw1), HIWORD(dw2), LOWORD(dw2). |
| PRODUCTVERSION version |
Specifies the binary version number for the product with which the file is distributed. The version parameter is two 32-bit integers, defined by four 16-bit integers. For more information about version, see the FILEVERSION description. |
| FILEFLAGSMASK fileflagsmask |
Specifies which bits in the FILEFLAGS statement are valid. If a bit is set, the corresponding bit in FILEFLAGS is valid. |
| FILEFLAGS fileflags | Specifies the Boolean attributes of the file. The fileflags parameter must be the combination of all the file flags that are valid at compile time. For 16-bit Windows, this value is 0x3f. |
| FILEOS fileos | Specifies the operating system for which this file was designed. The fileos parameter can be one of the operating system values given in the Remarks section. |
| FILETYPE filetype | Specifies the general type of file. The filetype parameter can be one of the file type values listed in the Remarks section. |
| FILESUBTYPE subtype |
Specifies the function of the file. The subtype parameter is zero unless the type parameter in the FILETYPE statement is VFT_DRV, VFT_FONT, or VFT_VXD. For a list of file subtype values, see the Remarks section. |
To use the constants specified with the VERSIONINFO statement, the WINVER.H file (included in WINDOWS.H) must be included in the resource-definition file.
The following list describes the parameters used in the VERSIONINFO statement:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| VS_FF_DEBUG | File contains debugging information or is compiled with debugging features enabled. |
| VS_FF_PATCHED | File has been modified and is not identical to the original shipping file of the same version number. |
| VS_FF_PRERELEASE | File is a development version, not a commercially released product. |
| VS_FF_PRIVATEBUILD | File was not built using standard release procedures. If this value is given, the StringFileInfo block must contain a PrivateBuild string. |
| VS_FF_SPECIALBUILD | File was built by the original company using standard release procedures but is a variation of the standard file of the same version number. If this value is given, the StringFileInfo block must contain a SpecialBuild string. |
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| VOS_UNKNOWN | The operating system for which the file was designed is unknown. |
| VOS_DOS | File was designed for MS-DOS. |
| VOS_NT | File was designed for Windows NT. |
| VOS_WINDOWS16 | File was designed for 16-bit Windows. |
| VOS_WINDOWS32 | File was designed for 32-bit Windows. |
| VOS_DOS_WINDOWS16 | File was designed for 16-bit Windows running with MS-DOS. |
| VOS_DOS_WINDOWS32 | File was designed for 32-bit Windows running with MS-DOS. |
| VOS_NT_WINDOWS32 | File was designed for 32-bit Windows running with Windows NT. |
The values 0x00002L, 0x00003L, 0x20000L and 0x30000L are reserved.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| VFT_UNKNOWN | File type is unknown. |
| VFT_APP | File contains an application. |
| VFT_DLL | File contains a dynamic-link library (DLL). |
| VFT_DRV | File contains a device driver. If filetype is VFT_DRV, subtype contains a more specific description of the driver. |
| VFT_FONT | File contains a font. If filetype is VFT_FONT, subtype contains a more specific description of the font. |
| VFT_VXD | File contains a virtual device. |
| VFT_STATIC_LIB | File contains a static-link library. |
All other values are reserved for use by Microsoft.
If filetype specifies VFT_DRV, this parameter can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| VFT2_UNKNOWN | Driver type is unknown. |
| VFT2_DRV_COMM | File contains a communications driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_PRINTER | File contains a printer driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_KEYBOARD | File contains a keyboard driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_LANGUAGE | File contains a language driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_DISPLAY | File contains a display driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_MOUSE | File contains a mouse driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_NETWORK | File contains a network driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_SYSTEM | File contains a system driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_INSTALLABLE | File contains an installable driver. |
| VFT2_DRV_SOUND | File contains a sound driver. |
If filetype specifies VFT_FONT, this parameter can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| VFT2_UNKNOWN | Font type is unknown. |
| VFT2_FONT_RASTER | File contains a raster font. |
| VFT2_FONT_VECTOR | File contains a vector font. |
| VFT2_FONT_TRUETYPE | File contains a TrueType font. |
If filetype specifies VFT_VXD, this parameter must be the virtual-device identifier included in the virtual-device control block.
All subtype values not listed here are reserved for use by Microsoft.
| Code | Language | Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0401 | Arabic | 0x0415 | Polish |
| 0x0402 | Bulgarian | 0x0416 | Brazilian Portuguese |
| 0x0403 | Catalan | 0x0417 | Rhaeto-Romanic |
| 0x0404 | Traditional Chinese | 0x0418 | Romanian |
| 0x0405 | Czech | 0x0419 | Russian |
| 0x0406 | Danish | 0x041A | Croato-Serbian (Latin) |
| 0x0407 | German | 0x041B | Slovak |
| 0x0408 | Greek | 0x041C | Albanian |
| 0x0409 | U.S. English | 0x041D | Swedish |
| 0x040A | Castilian Spanish | 0x041E | Thai |
| 0x040B | Finnish | 0x041F | Turkish |
| 0x040C | French | 0x0420 | Urdu |
| 0x040D | Hebrew | 0x0421 | Bahasa |
| 0x040E | Hungarian | 0x0804 | Simplified Chinese |
| 0x040F | Icelandic | 0x0807 | Swiss German |
| 0x0410 | Italian | 0x0809 | U.K. English |
| 0x0411 | Japanese | 0x080A | Mexican Spanish |
| 0x0412 | Korean | 0x080C | Belgian French |
| 0x0413 | Dutch | 0x0C0C | Canadian French |
| 0x0414 | Norwegian – Bokml | 0x100C | Swiss French |
| 0x0810 | Swiss Italian | 0x0816 | Portuguese |
| 0x0813 | Belgian Dutch | 0x081A | Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic) |
| 0x0814 | Norwegian – Nynorsk |
| Identifier | Character Set |
|---|---|
| 0 | 7-bit ASCII |
| 932 | Japan (Shift – JIS X-0208) |
| 949 | Korea (Shift – KSC 5601) |
| 950 | Taiwan (Big5) |
| 1200 | Unicode |
| 1250 | Latin-2 (Eastern European) |
| 1251 | Cyrillic |
| 1252 | Multilingual |
| 1253 | Greek |
| 1254 | Turkish |
| 1255 | Hebrew |
| 1256 | Arabic |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Comments | Specifies additional information that should be displayed for diagnostic purposes. |
| CompanyName | Specifies the company that produced the file—for example, "Microsoft Corporation" or "Standard Microsystems Corporation, Inc." This string is required. |
| FileDescription | Specifies a file description to be presented to users. This string may be displayed in a list box when the user is choosing files to install—for example, "Keyboard Driver for AT-Style Keyboards". This string is required. |
| FileVersion | Specifies the version number of the file—for example, "3.10" or "5.00.RC2". This string is required. |
| InternalName | Specifies the internal name of the file, if one exists—for example, a module name if the file is a dynamic-link library. If the file has no internal name, this string should be the original filename, without extension. This string is required. |
| LegalCopyright | Specifies all copyright notices that apply to the file. This should include the full text of all notices, legal symbols, copyright dates, and so on—for example, "Copyright© Microsoft Corporation 1990–1998". This string is optional. |
| LegalTrademarks | Specifies all trademarks and registered trademarks that apply to the file. This should include the full text of all notices, legal symbols, trademark numbers, and so on. This string is optional. |
| OriginalFilename | Specifies the original name of the file, not including a path. This information enables an application to determine whether a file has been renamed by a user. The format of the name depends on the file system for which the file was created. This string is required. |
| PrivateBuild | Specifies information about a private version of the file—for example, "Built by TESTER1 on \TESTBED". This string should be present only if VS_FF_PRIVATEBUILD is specified in the fileflags parameter of the root block. |
| ProductName | Specifies the name of the product with which the file is distributed. This string is required. |
| ProductVersion | Specifies the version of the product with which the file is distributed—for example, "3.10" or "5.00.RC2". This string is required. |
| SpecialBuild | Specifies how this version of the file differs from the standard version—for example, "Private build for TESTER1 solving mouse problems on M250 and M250E computers". This string should be present only if VS_FF_SPECIALBUILD is specified in the fileflags parameter of the root block. |