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Add Version number to a generic file in Windows
To add a version number to a generic file in Windows, you can use a script or a batch file to automatically update the file's name with the desired version number. Here's an example using a batch file:
Open a text editor and create a new file. Save it with a
.bat
extension (e.g.,update_file_version.bat
).Inside the batch file, you can use the
ren
command to rename the file and add the version number. Here's an example:batch@echo off
set version=1.0.0
set file=myfile.txt
ren %file% %file%.%version%
Replace
1.0.0
with the desired version number andmyfile.txt
with the name of your file.Save the batch file.
Double-click the batch file to execute it. It will rename the file by appending the version number to its name.
After running the batch file, the file will be renamed with the version number appended to its original name. For example, if the original file name was myfile.txt
, running the batch file with 1.0.0
as the version number will rename it to myfile.txt.1.0.0
.
You can modify the batch file as needed to include additional logic or customization based on your specific requirements.
Please note that this solution assumes you want to rename the file by adding the version number as part of the file name itself. If you need to embed version information within the file itself (e.g., as metadata), you would need to explore alternative approaches such as file properties or custom file formats.