How to rename EXE output file, product name etc?

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How to rename EXE output file, product name etc?

youki 1,021

I've tried to change it as follows but the settings are not applied.

I'm using Visual Studio 2022.

For the EXE file:

Project -> Properties -> General -> Target Name
Project -> Properties -> Linker -> Output File

For the product name & original filename, i changed it in the VS_VERSION_INFO.

The TargetName in the VSXPROX file is right but without success.

David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP

2023-09-07T17:27:12.7133333+00:00

Is your linker setting (General, Output File) using the $(TargetName)$(TargetExt) values - rather than something else?
youki 1,021 Reputation points

2023-09-07T19:23:21.6666667+00:00

@David Lowndes

General -> Target Name: $(ProjectName)
Linker -> Output File: $(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)
David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP

2023-09-07T19:26:27.8433333+00:00

Those look correct.
When you build the project, what does the output pane show the output as?
youki 1,021 Reputation points

2023-09-07T20:05:07.2166667+00:00

Build started...

1>------ Build started: Project: xxx, Configuration: Release x64 ------

1>xxx.cpp

1>Translation.cpp

1>Generating code

1>Previous IPDB not found, fall back to full compilation.

1>All 107 functions were compiled because no usable IPDB/IOBJ from previous compilation was found.

1>Finished generating code

1>xxx.vcxproj -> C:\Users\xxx\source\repos\xxx\x64\Release\xxx.exe

========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

========== Build started at 22:02 and took 01,658 seconds ==========
David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP

2023-09-07T20:08:41.8066667+00:00

And is "xxx" (for the exe and project) what you've entered for the project name?
youki 1,021 Reputation points

2023-09-07T20:19:40.7333333+00:00

Yes, exe and project. I changed it to post it here.

PS: Oh ok, the Product Name (Properties of exe file -> Details tab) is applied now by the VS_VERSION_INFO. I don't know why, i also restartet it a few builds ago but it did not work. Now suddenly it's adjusted.

Still missing the exe name change. Is that maybe cached somewhere? (I'll google it.)

what you've entered for the project name?

I just shortened the name, name in camel case.
youki 1,021 Reputation points

2023-09-07T21:06:35.2633333+00:00

@David Lowndes
That's a little bit weird. I had to change the Platform to "Active(x64)" and change the Target Name. That's the first thing I tried earlier.

Thank you.

(Really strange, yesterday he simply removed all the files from my solution, while I deleted 2 files and I had to integrate the project file again. I'm always really not sure whether the problem is in front of the keyboard or whether it's VS.)
Minxin Yu 13,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-09-08T05:41:41.6+00:00

Is your problem solved?

Project -> Properties -> General -> Target Name Project -> Properties -> Linker -> Output File

The configuration pages in Visual Studio are independent of each other. You need to modify the active page Configuration: Release (active) and Platform: x64(active).

Please check the project properties.

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David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP

2023-09-07T17:27:12.7133333+00:00

Is your linker setting (General, Output File) using the $(TargetName)$(TargetExt) values - rather than something else?
youki 1,021 Reputation points

2023-09-07T19:23:21.6666667+00:00

@David Lowndes

General -> Target Name: $(ProjectName)
Linker -> Output File: $(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)
David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP

2023-09-07T19:26:27.8433333+00:00

Those look correct.
When you build the project, what does the output pane show the output as?
youki 1,021 Reputation points

2023-09-07T20:05:07.2166667+00:00

Build started...

1>------ Build started: Project: xxx, Configuration: Release x64 ------

1>xxx.cpp

1>Translation.cpp

1>Generating code

1>Previous IPDB not found, fall back to full compilation.

1>All 107 functions were compiled because no usable IPDB/IOBJ from previous compilation was found.

1>Finished generating code

1>xxx.vcxproj -> C:\Users\xxx\source\repos\xxx\x64\Release\xxx.exe

========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

========== Build started at 22:02 and took 01,658 seconds ==========
David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP

2023-09-07T20:08:41.8066667+00:00

And is "xxx" (for the exe and project) what you've entered for the project name?
youki 1,021 Reputation points

2023-09-07T20:19:40.7333333+00:00

Yes, exe and project. I changed it to post it here.

PS: Oh ok, the Product Name (Properties of exe file -> Details tab) is applied now by the VS_VERSION_INFO. I don't know why, i also restartet it a few builds ago but it did not work. Now suddenly it's adjusted.

Still missing the exe name change. Is that maybe cached somewhere? (I'll google it.)

what you've entered for the project name?

I just shortened the name, name in camel case.
youki 1,021 Reputation points

2023-09-07T21:06:35.2633333+00:00

@David Lowndes
That's a little bit weird. I had to change the Platform to "Active(x64)" and change the Target Name. That's the first thing I tried earlier.

Thank you.

(Really strange, yesterday he simply removed all the files from my solution, while I deleted 2 files and I had to integrate the project file again. I'm always really not sure whether the problem is in front of the keyboard or whether it's VS.)
Minxin Yu 13,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-09-08T05:41:41.6+00:00

Is your problem solved?

Project -> Properties -> General -> Target Name Project -> Properties -> Linker -> Output File

The configuration pages in Visual Studio are independent of each other. You need to modify the active page Configuration: Release (active) and Platform: x64(active).

Please check the project properties.

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