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Setting/Obtaining Version Info in C++.Net v1.0

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Is there a reliable way of setting and obtaining file version info in C++.Net v1.0? I can "successfully" set the version of the file by setting the AssemblyVersionAttribute (and AssemblyFileVersionAttribute) in AssemblyInfo.cpp, but the only way I can view this is by opening the file in ILDASM - not by positioning my mouse over the file or in the properties. However, this would be fine, except I cannot get the version progammatically. I've used Application, Form, and FileVersionInfo to no avail. Is there a way to set the version so that you can get the version programmatically in VC++.Net v1.0?

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Thanks.

Not as easy as I was hoping, but it works. There is Assembly::GetExecutingAssembly() that simply returns the original assembly that is loaded if that's the assembly you want the version from. Although you still have to parse out that Version.

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Actually that is the current current assembly, not the original executing assembly.