.NET Write a file with File Version Information attached

Question

Is there anyway to say... Include a version number when creating a text file?

Basically, my process is writing a text file that I need to check if there's a newer version available. My plan was to use FileVersionInfo to determine the current version and the version on the PC. However, I can't figure out how to write the file to the PC with a version attached to the file.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Typical options here include;

• hashing the contents and comparing that
• relying onthe audit dates
• storing version in the file and
• storing version in the first line of the file
• using file-watcher events (unreliable by itself, by most accounts)
• using the alternative data streams in NTFS

But no; plain text files don't have much associated metadata by themselves