Great Cow BASIC utility to automatically update the version number in your source code

[Anobium]

The challenge

Want to add a version number automatically to your source code? I did today!

To resolve

So, add this to your code and you get a variable created that you can use

 #include "GCBVersionNumber.cnt"

The include tells the compiler to look for a file called "GCBVersionStamp.cnt", the include will update the version number stated in "GCBVersionStamp.cnt" and the compiler will expose a string variable called buildString after you have called the method _MyInit.

My complete code looks like this.

  #include "GCBVersionNumber.cnt"

  dim versionString as string * 40
  versionString = "Max7219 build"+GCBBuildStr
  versionString = versionString + "@"+GCBBuildTimeStr
  Print versionString

And, I get this on my terminal, where the 49 is my build number.

Max7219 v49
Commence main program

To install

Simply put the two attached files in your ..\gcb@syn\greatcowbasic\converters folder and then #include in your program.

Your filename can be any filename but the extension MUST be cnt.

Enjoy

[Anobium]

Here is a much improved utility. Much easier to use and less to integrate into your program.

See the attachments

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Very nice feature.

[Anobium]

I have posted the code here https://sourceforge.net/p/gcbasic/code/HEAD/tree/utils/Version%20Stamp/

Linux guys can see if this works.

[Boris Breuer]

under Linux Line 23 and 24 of the code could be problematic - but cannot confirm nor prove me wrong.
Could not test it. Maybe soon have a full schedule at weekend.