Comments on: How to Get Your App’s Display Name and Version http://getsetgames.com/2009/12/13/iphonedev-advent-tip-13-how-to-get-your-apps-display-name-and-version/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Derek van Vliet http://getsetgames.com/2009/12/13/iphonedev-advent-tip-13-how-to-get-your-apps-display-name-and-version/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Derek van Vliet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:28:30 +0000 http://getsetgames.com/?p=965#comment-321 Hey Susan,<br><br>You shouldn't have to change anything in your app's info.plist to make this work. Here's what a typical info.plist would look like:<br><br><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><br><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"><br><plist version="1.0"><br><dict><br> <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key><br> <string>English</string><br> <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key><br> <string>My App Name</string><br> <key>CFBundleExecutable</key><br> <string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string><br> <key>CFBundleIconFile</key><br> <string>Icon.png</string><br> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key><br> <string>com.xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx</string><br> <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key><br> <string>6.0</string><br> <key>CFBundlePackageType</key><br> <string>APPL</string><br> <key>CFBundleVersion</key><br> <string>1.0</string><br> <key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key><br> <true/><br> <key>MCApplicationId</key><br> <string>xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx</string> <br> <key>UIPrerenderedIcon</key><br> <true/><br> <key>UIStatusBarHidden</key><br> <true/><br></dict><br></plist> Hey Susan,

You shouldn't have to change anything in your app's info.plist to make this work. Here's what a typical info.plist would look like:

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”>
<plist version=”1.0″>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>English</string>
<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
<string>My App Name</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string>Icon.png</string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
<true/>
<key>MCApplicationId</key>
<string>xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
<key>UIPrerenderedIcon</key>
<true/>
<key>UIStatusBarHidden</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>

]]> By: Derek van Vliet http://getsetgames.com/2009/12/13/iphonedev-advent-tip-13-how-to-get-your-apps-display-name-and-version/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Derek van Vliet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:28:30 +0000 http://getsetgames.com/?p=965#comment-200 Hey Susan,<br><br>You shouldn't have to change anything in your app's info.plist to make this work. Here's what a typical info.plist would look like:<br><br><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><br><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"><br><plist version="1.0"><br><dict><br> <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key><br> <string>English</string><br> <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key><br> <string>My App Name</string><br> <key>CFBundleExecutable</key><br> <string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string><br> <key>CFBundleIconFile</key><br> <string>Icon.png</string><br> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key><br> <string>com.xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx</string><br> <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key><br> <string>6.0</string><br> <key>CFBundlePackageType</key><br> <string>APPL</string><br> <key>CFBundleVersion</key><br> <string>1.0</string><br> <key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key><br> <true/><br> <key>MCApplicationId</key><br> <string>xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx</string> <br> <key>UIPrerenderedIcon</key><br> <true/><br> <key>UIStatusBarHidden</key><br> <true/><br></dict><br></plist> Hey Susan,

You shouldn't have to change anything in your app's info.plist to make this work. Here's what a typical info.plist would look like:

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”>
<plist version=”1.0″>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>English</string>
<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
<string>My App Name</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string>Icon.png</string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
<true/>
<key>MCApplicationId</key>
<string>xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
<key>UIPrerenderedIcon</key>
<true/>
<key>UIStatusBarHidden</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>

]]> By: Susan http://getsetgames.com/2009/12/13/iphonedev-advent-tip-13-how-to-get-your-apps-display-name-and-version/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Susan Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:49:04 +0000 http://getsetgames.com/?p=965#comment-193 appName works.<br>But for appVersion... I get nothing.<br> <br>What should my app's pList look like? appName works.
But for appVersion… I get nothing.

What should my app's pList look like?

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