Automatically incrementing version counter/variable

A variable readable at run time that automatically increments every time PBP is invoked (a BYTE for some, a LONG for a few of us).
PBP might have an .ini file that would match the .pbp filename and keep various PBP parameters in there along with the version count.
Then at run time, something like this happens:

Code:

---

version_variable var WORD 'or BYTE or LONG or whatever

main:
version_variable = pbpversion
lcdout "Current Version is : " , DEC5 version_variable
end

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If nothing else, it might be kinda fun to see how many times a guy compiles a certain program just to see how many times you program a particular PIC.

Something like that could be done in MPLAB with custom build option or with Version control option.

I've never used it, and still don't see any advantage if using it though.

Save As, and edit the program header.

http://www.astrosurf.com/soubie/serialisateur.htm does just that.

Regards,

Anand

Hi, Anand

Also, Do not forget to add :

VCL50.BPL
VCLX50.BPL

in the utility Directory ...

those can be found on the WEB ...

Then just add INCLUDE " C\...\Serinfo.bas" to the top of the BASIC file :

Code:

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    ' Serial for PBP (c) 2002 Robert Soubie
    ' Type source code or comment lines hereunder,
    ' Syntax should be valid since no control is done;
    ' This window may be empty, or source code may be
    ' pasted into it...


 
    ' Software version information:
    MajorVersion      CON 1
    MinorVersion      CON 0

    ' Compilation date information:
    CompilationYear  CON 2008
    CompilationMonth  CON 6
    CompilationDay    CON 15
    CompilationHour  CON 11
    CompilationMinute CON 4

    ' Serial number information:
    SerialNumber      CON 2

---

Here it is ...

Alain

Right, thanks, Alan.

The version of PBP Serialisateur I had downloaded did contain a file VCLSMP50.BPL in the zip that seemed to achieve the same.

Regards,

Anand