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VB EXE change the properties??

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by branty1970

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I've produced a small VB6 program that I'd like to make available on the web. However, when I create the EXE the company name assigned to the file is wrong. I've tried to compile on another machine with a completely different installation of Visual Studio but the file still has the wrong company name set. So I assume that the company is set against the project? You see the company in Windows Explorer when viewing the contents of a folder as tiles (it's the information that's on the second line) and also by looking at the file properties and then the version tab.

Does anyone know how to tweak a VB6 project so that I can change this information or of a tool that I can download that will let me change these properties of a file??

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by branty1970

I managed to find a solution to this for myself. A free utility called resource hack lets you change the details in an EXE file. However, if anyone out there knows how to stop this being an issue from within VB I'd still be keen to hear.

by branty1970

Thank you so much! I can't believe I didn't see it myself - but then, that's how these things always work isn't it.

Thanks again.

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