How to set file version comment

Question

Where can I set the file version comments..?

We can get it by

FileVersionInfo fv = 
System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(
                   Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
var comment = fv.Comments;

Then how can I set it so that I can show the same somewhere..

What prevents you from doing `MessageBox.Show(comment,"About");`? — horgh, Oct 04 '12 at 08:26
Possible duplicate of: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/220097/read-write-extended-file-properties-c — Surfbutler, Oct 04 '12 at 08:33
Do you want to set it compile time when creating an assembly or do you need to manipulate existing assemblies? — PHeiberg, Oct 04 '12 at 09:08

PHeiberg · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-04T08:27:58.453

For .NET Assemblies you can set the File Version Comments using the AssemblyDescriptionAttribute, which you usually put in the AssemblyInfo.cs file in your project when using Visual Studio.

[assembly: AssemblyDescription("The assembly does xxx by yyy")]

For other types of executables the file version is set using a resource in the file.

The different assembly level File Version attributes maps as follows:

FileVersionInfo.Comments = AssemblyDescription
FileVersionInfo.CompanyName = AssemblyCompany
FileVersionInfo.FileDescription = AssemblyTitle
FileVersionInfo.FileVersion = AssemblyFileVersion
FileVersionInfo.LegalCopyright = AssemblyCopyright
FileVersionInfo.LegalTrademarks = AssemblyTrademark
FileVersionInfo.ProductName = AssemblyProduct
FileVersionInfo.ProductVersion = AssemblyInformationalVersion

You're welcome. Feel free to accept the answer you think is most helpful, by marking it as "accepted". — PHeiberg, Oct 04 '12 at 11:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 20 '22 at 18:38

Nowadays in .Net 6

you can set comments in*.csproj

<Description>My Comment</Description>

And get

public static string GetComments()
{
    var fileName = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()?.Location;
    if (fileName == null) return String.Empty;
    var versionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(fileName);
    return versionInfo?.Comments ?? String.Empty; 
}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 04 '12 at 08:29

0

To set this value, you can edit the AssemblyInfo.cs file of your project.

This line is what you are looking for:

[assembly: AssemblyDescription("This is the comment")]

answered Oct 04 '12 at 08:29

Yannick Blondeau

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