AssemblyInfo

Queries the AssemblyInfo of a .NET assembly and formats the output according to you. This is very useful for things like build scripts.

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Usage:

AssemblyInfo.exe MyAssembly.dll -t "$major.$minor"

Outputs:

1.2

###Token List

• $major - Major version number
• $minor - Minor version number
• $revision - Revision version number
• $build - Build version number
• $productversion - The full production version
• $informationalversion - The informational version (e.g. 2.3 Hotfix1 or 3.4-rc1)
• $fullname - (MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=de53a01bd32ea25b)

Example:

AssemblyInfo.exe MyAssembly.dll -t "$fullname"

Outputs:

MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=de53a01bd32ea25b

Example:

AssemblyInfo.exe MyAssembly.dll -t "$major.$minor-$revision"

Outputs:

1.0-3

Example:

AssemblyInfo.exe MyAssembly.dll -t "$informationalversion"

Outputs:

3.5-rc1

(works if the assembly has the AssembyInformationalVersion attribute set)

Example (multi-line):

AssemblyInfo.exe MyAssembly.dll -t "$major.$minor\r\nI like spaghetti"

Outputs:

1.2
I like spaghetti

How to use it in a batch file (like a build script)

for /f "delims=" %%i in ('AssemblyInfo MyAssembly.dll -t $informationalversion') do set VERSION=%%i
ECHO %VERSION%