Executable version string can have a free postfix (alpha, beta, release candidate ...)

[Nicolas_Bats]

In LabVIEW IDE, when configuring executable build specifications, under "Version Informtion", it could be greate to have a string control to store free information depending on our version numering management (ex: alpha, beta, release candidate ...). This value could be used as a postfix to the 4 digits version (ex: version "1.3.0.1 alpha 5").

In "Details" tab of Microsoft Windows executable files, the "Product version" metadata is a string so there should be no problem.

[wiebe@CARYA]

[wiebe@CARYA]

Would this be supported by windows?

LabVIEW can add it, but if it isn't supported by windows (e.g. showing the text in explorer), there's far less value in it.

If it is (proof please), I'd kudo this idea.

[Nicolas_Bats]

Would this be supported by windows?

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Yes, "File Version" must be a 4 digits string but "Product Version" can be a free string.

If it is (proof please), I'd kudo this idea.

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This is a screenshot of one of my colleagues developing in Python.

Sorry the screenshot is in French but "Version du produit" means "Product Version".

[wiebe@CARYA]

+1 as promised 😊.