File Version and Assembly Version

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What is the difference between File Version and Assembly version in c# with suitable simple exambles ?

Suthish Nair · Answer

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Vulpes · Answer

Well, every exe or dll file managed by the Windows OS has a file version (0.0.0.0 by default) but only .NET assemblies have an assembly version (again 0.0.0.0 by default). You can set them independently. Here's a quick example (compile this to version.exe): using System; using System.Diagnostics; using System.Reflection; class Version { static void Main() { string fileVersion = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo("version.exe").FileVersion; Console.WriteLine(fileVersion); string assemblyVersion = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString(); Console.WriteLine(assemblyVersion); string fileVersion2 = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(@"c:\windows\system32
otepad.exe").FileVersion; Console.WriteLine(fileVersion2); Console.ReadKey(); } } On my Windows 7 machine, the output is: 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Shankey · Answer

have a quick look at http://techblog.ranjanbanerji.com/post/2008/06/26/Net-Assembly-Vs-File-Versions.aspx

File Version and Assembly Version

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