How can I display the Build number and/or DateTime of last build in my app?

Question

I know that I can do this to get the app\'s official (release/publish) version number:

string version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToS         


        

Answer 1

The value returned from Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version is that in your project's AssemblyInfo.cs file:

[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]

Modify these before a build to specify the value it returns. Or, as documented in the same AssemblyInfo.cs file:

// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
//
//      Major Version
//      Minor Version 
//      Build Number
//      Revision
//
// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
// by using the '*' as shown below:
// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]