ASP.Net Version/Build Number

Question

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?

Answer 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();

Answer 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.