How to set .exe file property in qt?

Question

Is there a way to set the app.exe property? I work on Windows, and I mean, when you right-click on the .exe file, and you select the property and details there, you can set the description, version, name, etc. Does anyone know how to install it in code?

Answer 1

You need to add something like:

win32:RC_FILE = application.rc

into your .pro file. The text file application.rc may contain the following information, including an icon:

IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "resources/Email.ico"

# if defined(UNDER_CE)
#  include <winbase.h>
# else
#  include <winver.h>
# endif

VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
    FILEVERSION 0,4,0,0
    PRODUCTVERSION 0,4,0,0
    FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
#ifdef _DEBUG
    FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
#else
    FILEFLAGS 0x0L
#endif
    FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS32
    FILETYPE VFT_DLL
    FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
    BEGIN
        BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
        BEGIN
            BLOCK "040904B0"
            BEGIN
                VALUE "CompanyName", "My company\0"
                VALUE "FileDescription", "My application\0"
                VALUE "FileVersion", "0.4.0.0\0"
                VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2010-2014 John Daw ([e-mail])\0"
                VALUE "OriginalFilename", "application.exe\0"
                VALUE "ProductName", "My Application 0.4\0"
            END
        END
        BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
        BEGIN
            VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200
        END
    END
/* End of Version info */