Visual studio c dll version number

1. How do I change the DLL version number in Visual Studio?
2. How do I find the DLL version?
3. What is Linker version?
4. What is build DLL?

How do I change the DLL version number in Visual Studio?

Answers

1. Right click on your project (the top node).
2. Click properties.
3. Go to the "Application" tab.
4. Click "Assembly Information".
5. Change "Assembly Version" and/or "File Version".
6. Click "OK".
7. Click the save button.
8. Recompile.

How do I find the DLL version?

4 Answers

1. If you reference the dll in Visual Studio right click it (in ProjectName/References folder) and select "Properties" you have "Version" and "Runtime Version" there.
2. In File Explorer when you right click the dll file and select properties there is a "File Version" and "Product Version" there.

What is Linker version?

The /VERSION option tells the linker to put a version number in the header of the .exe or . dll file. Use DUMPBIN /HEADERS to see the image version field of the OPTIONAL HEADER VALUES to see the effect of /VERSION. The major and minor arguments are decimal numbers in the range 0 through 65,535.

What is build DLL?

DLLs are Dynamic Link Libraries, which means that they're linked into your program at run time instead of build time. There are three parts to a DLL: the exports. the code and data.