py2exe win32all: Can write, but not read FileVersion ...

[Roger Upole]

The language and codepage are getting reversed in the resource created.
If you switch them in the call to GetFileVersionInfo, everything shows up.
                  Roger

"Thomas Heller" <theller at python.net> wrote in message
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> "Werner Merkl" <werner.merkl at fujitsu-siemens.com> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > Python is really great, for small to big programs. For my colleagues and
> > some circumstances I sometimes need to "compile" a script using py2exe.
> >
> > Cause I use Windows, I like to use the (Windows) ability, to add some
> > version infos, comments, etc to the exe file.
> >
> > If I use explorer to check, these properties are visible and correct.
> > But if I use _win32api.GetFileVersion_ , I get nothing for the language
> > dependent resource...
> >
> > At the end you may see my example source code, which is almost the
> > original code from win32all and py2exe. Just compile and start.
>
> This is a known (to me, at least) bug: the version info resources are
> probably not correct - they also don't show up on win98.  But I never
> cared enough to fix that.  It would be great if someone could do this,
> the code is all in Python, in py2exe\resources\VersionInfo.py.
>
> > BTW: I found the same behavior for (most/all?) .pyd from win32all
> > and for PythonWin.exe.
>
> That may, or may not, be related.  I have no idea.
>
> Thomas
>
>