I have a ASP.Net (.net 3.5/c#) and I want to display a version number / build number and date. What is the best way in controling this and is it possible to auto incriment the numbers on build?
What is the standard for version numbers & build number?
Im using VS 2008 how would I get the data and assign to a string value so I can show in the footer of the webpage?
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Method 1
If you’re using a Web Application Project – you could do it like this…
Assembly web = Assembly.Load("App_Code");
AssemblyName webName = web.GetName();
string myVersion = webName.Version.ToString();
If you’re using a Web Site project – nearly the same…
Assembly web = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(); AssemblyName webName = web.GetName(); string myVersion = webName.Version.ToString();
Method 2
You can set the first two parts of the version number, and leave a wildcard for the compiler to autocomplete the last two parts, by editing the GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs like so:
[assembly:AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.*")]
It autocompletes the last two parts with a number of days since 1st Jan 2000, and the number of seconds since midnight. This may help with the second part of your query to display the date/time the version was built.
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