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IDE and Compiler >> Compiler >> Hidden file name extensions http://lbb.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=compiler&action=display&num=1432640974 Hidden file name extensions
Post by Richard Russell on May 26th, 2015, 11:49am
By default Windows hides file name extensions (.bas, .txt etc.) but many people - and most software developers, including me! - prefer to see them. The method of enabling them depends on the version of Windows.
It appears that if you don't enable the display of extensions the LBB Compile dialog gets slightly confused, specifically in that the various settings (icon, embedded files, console mode, version info) do not automatically get updated from an existing executable. It is obviously a pain to have to re-enter these every time you re-compile your program!
To solve this problem you can either enable the display of file name extensions in Windows, or if you prefer not to do that you can explicitly type in the missing ".exe" in the 'File name:' field which will cause the settings to be updated.
Richard. Re: Hidden file name extensions
Post by RobM on May 26th, 2015, 5:06pm
That's awesome! I've always just retyped everything. Re: Hidden file name extensions
Post by Richard Russell on May 28th, 2015, 4:11pm
I suppose you don't miss what you've never had, but it would drive me nuts to have to enter the data every time! It would also act as a disincentive to entering the Version Information, the presence of which helps reduce the likelihood of a virus scanner flagging your program as 'suspicious' (empty Version Info fields can, reasonably enough, be interpreted as trying to hide the origin of the program).
It was always the intention that LBB should automatically populate the Compile dialog with the information in an existing executable, if any.
