/V (Version Number)

/Vstring

where:

string

A string specifying the version number or copyright notice to be embedded in an .obj file.

Remarks

This option embeds a text string in the .obj file. This string can label an .obj file with a version number or a copyright notice. Any space or tab characters must be enclosed in double quotation marks (") if they are a part of the string. A backslash (\) must precede any double quotation marks if they are a part of the string. A space between /V and string is optional.

You can also use #pragma comment with the compiler comment-type argument to place the name and version number of the compiler in the .obj file.

To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment

1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Setting Visual C++ Project Properties.
2. Click the C/C++ folder.
3. Click the Command Line property page.
4. Type the compiler option in the Additional Options box.

To set this compiler option programmatically

See AdditionalOptions.

See Also

Compiler Options | Setting Compiler Options