Output compile time stamp in Visual C++ executable?

Question

How can I insert compilation timestamp information into an executable I build with Visual C++ 2005? I want to be able to output something like this when I execute the progra

Answer 1

I think, the suggested solutions to use DATE, TIME or TIMESTAMP would be good enough. I do recommend to get a hold of a touch program to include in a pre-build step in order to touch the file that holds the use of the preprocessor variable. Touching a file makes sure, that its timestamp is newer than at the time it was last compiled. That way, the date/time in the compiled file is changed as well with each rebuild.