Hello,

I'm developing a nRF53832 project with SES. As part of the compile/debug workflow, I need to execute a batch file after the build, to create an additional file for jLink to flash. I'm using the project option "user build step" to launch the batch file and "additional load file" to flash the hex file. So far, so good, it all works.

The batch file used to create the additional hex file needs the app version as a parameter. Currently I invoke it as "$(SolutionDir)/scripts/SES_Postbuild_DBG.bat 1234" (no quotes, and 1234 is my app version number). The version number 1234 is used in multiple places in the app, and defined as a preprocessor definition "APP_VER=1234", then used in my code as appropriate

Is there a way to pass APP_VER to the batch file as if it were a macro? In reality I have multiple configurations executing different batch files depending on build options, and the only way to ensure all the app version numbers are in sync is to document each use and ensure that all members of the team remember to select all the configurations and manually ensure everything is in sync (or "open solution in editor" and do a search&replace there)

Being able to pass a user defined macro/preprocessor option to my batch file would be a much more elegant solution, but I don't see a way to do it. Is there a trick I'm not aware of?

Thanks for the reply Nino. Yes, I'm familiar with custom global macros, but those are on a per-machine basis.

I'm setting up a project for a team, and ideally all the settings for a specific project should be inside the project file itself, so that it can be checked into Github and everyone enlisting will be ready to go.

Documenting the need to change a value in more than one place is acceptable, I just thought it would be good to have the equivalent of global macros for a project, too. I wanted to know if it was supported, that's all. It's a "nice to have" feature at some point in the future

I'm sorry, I must be missing something. I cannot find any "General tab" in the project properties (see attached picture). I can see a General tab under the Solution properties, but it only contains Environment Variables

According to the documentation you pointed me to, project macros would be exactly what I need (below), but I cannot seem to find them in release 4.52a od SES


Project macros
To define a project macro:

To set the project macros:

1. Select the appropriate solution/project in the Project Explorer.
   
2. Use Project > Options to show the project options dialog.
   
3. In the Project Options dialog's General Options group, select the Macros option.
   
4. Click the ellipsis button on the right.
   
5. Set the macro using the syntax name = replacement text.
   

Got it, thanks again for your patience. That works perfectly for what I need