I am currently syncing the version number from my binary so the installer ends up with the same version number. I am using the Advanced Installer and got the professional trial version atm.
However at the moment I end up with an exe XXXXSetup.exe and there is no way for someone to know what version it is even after launching it without looking at file properties.
How can I append the version number to the exe filename and also display it somewhere in the installer dialog?
If you want to add the version in the setup name, you can go in the Builds view and in the EXE name field you can add a reference as: [|ProductName] - [|ProductVersion]
During Build operation, the ProductName and ProductVersion will be set to their values from the project.
By default for all dialogs the title is set to:
So, if you also want to include the product version in title, then you can go to "Custom Actions" page and add a "Set installer property" custom action with sequence, scheduled after "Wizard Dialogs Stage -> Searches" action group, like this: