How can I access my assembly version number in a partial trust environment (no FileIOPermission)

Question

I'm trying to access the Version number of my assembly at runtime.

The code I'm using for that requires a FileIOPermission, which I don't want to grant (I'm in the Internet Zone)

this.GetType().Assembly.GetName().Version;

Is there another way to access the version number which doesn't require elevation?

Answer 1

It's not quite the same version number (It's the "AssemblyFileVersion" rather than the "AssemblyVersion" attribute) but you can use the following line of code:

System.Windows.Forms.Application.ProductVersion

That returns a string.

If you're doing automated builds, then you have to remember to increment both numbers.

Alternatively

If you are doing this as a ClickOnce application, the version number is found in:

System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment.CurrentVersion

Hope that helps

Answer 2

If you need the AssemblyVersion without FileIOPermission you will have to parse Assembly::FullName.