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How to get the compile date into the executable

It's very nice to have a number say in the about box that the customer can read you, and you can immediately find the version. Write a program which outputs the current date to a text file called something like 'today.inc' and include it with {$include today.inc} in each of your units. Then integrate this little tool into your Delphi IDE and run it every time you make a new build. // by Martin Larsson, martin.larsson@delfi-data.msmail.telemax.no // include file "today.inc" const _day : string[10] = 'Monday'; _date : word = 12; _month : word = 8; _year : word = 1996;