Hi, I am compiling my firmware (hex) files using uVison2 and I was wondering is there any way to add a version number or resource file to this project so that when I right click on them in a windows environment that I can see version number or other information as I can do if I create a windows dll. Thanks
Windows has not the slightest idea what a .hex file is. Thus, no way of displaying any additional information about it without changing Windows itself --- nothing you do to a .hex file can possibly have any effect. The thing you're looking for is called an "explorer extension" for Windows. This has essentially nothing to do with Keil tools.
There's a Revision Number field as part of the standard Windows meta-data. (Right-mouse on a file, and see file Properties / Summary / Advanced.) You could set this field (a WSH script can no doubt do it, if only you can wade through the object model documentation to find out how to set a file property) Then find a shell extension to let you view it more easily than drilling down three clicks. I poked around a bit in Google and found too many choices. The first one I looked at was in German; the next couple integrated version control directly into Windows Explorer. There's probably already one out there if you search.
There's a Revision Number field as part of the standard Windows meta-data. Close, but no cigar. Those meta-data only exist for files stored on NTFS drives. This means it's not really a standard Windows feature. Among other things, these meta-data get lost as soon as you transfer the file in any way that involves a non-NTFS file system, which severely limits their applicability to the problem at hand.
Thanks for all the replies folks. Much appreciated.