Retrieve version of another assembly

[Marty]

Hi,

How can I retrieve the file version of another file outside my current
assembly?

Thank you!
Marty

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

Do you mean assembly version?

Don;t know of a way to externally do this, you can load the assembly and
using Assembly.GetName().Version to get it, the problem is that now you have
loaded the assembly.

maybe a workaround would be to load it in another appdomain and unload it
when done.
cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Marty" <xm******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

How can I retrieve the file version of another file outside my current
assembly?

Thank you!
Marty

[Nick Parker]

Something like the following will give you the file version:

FileVersionInfo info =
FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(@"C:\WINDOWS\system 32\notepad.exe");
Console.WriteLine("File version:{0}", info.FileVersion);
Console.Read();

-Nick Parker

[Marty]

Thank you guys for your fast reply.

Nick: This is what I was looking for, thanks.

Have a nice day!
Marty

Marty wrote:

Hi,

How can I retrieve the file version of another file outside my current
assembly?

Thank you!
Marty