How to retrieve information from AssemblyInfo.vb inside web service?

[James Wong]

Hi everybody,

I would like to know how to retrieve information from AssemblyInfo.vb inside
web service. I've tried many different ways including GetExecutingAssembly
or similar method but all are failed. My main purpose is the version number
stored in AssemblyInfo.vb.

Thanks for your attention and kindly advice!

Regards,
James Wong

[John Saunders [MVP]]

"James Wong" <cp********@nospam.nospamwrote in message
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Hi everybody,

I would like to know how to retrieve information from AssemblyInfo.vb
inside web service. I've tried many different ways including
GetExecutingAssembly or similar method but all are failed. My main
purpose is the version number stored in AssemblyInfo.vb.

Of course, nothing is stored in AssemblyInfo.vb. It compiles as part of your
application, and is linked into an assembly. Note that AssemblyInfo.vb
contains attributes. The way to get those attributes is through
GetExecutingAssembly().GetCustomAttributes. I don't believe there is any
other way.

You say that this failed. Please post the details of the failure, including
the complete exception.
--
John Saunders [MVP]

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Thanks for your reply James,

Glad to hear that the problem has been resolved.

Have a nice day!

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
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