How can I automate getting the date of build into a constant visible to my code?

Question

I would like to define in my code a constant holding the date on which the executable was built. I would naturally like to automate that process.

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Answer 1

If you use/have JCL then jclPEImage.PeReadLinkerTimeStamp() does what you're after. Old versions of Delphi didn't set the linker timestamp, but AFAIK new versions do (ie it seems to work OK with D2010).