How to get Assembly Version (not File Version) for another EXE?

Question

You can use the following to get the File Version:

FileVersionInfo versionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo("filename.exe");

But how can you get the Assembly Version for a specific EXE file?

Take a look at this link and see if it answers your question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/187495/how-to-read-assembly-attributes — Captain Sensible, Apr 27 '10 at 19:56

score 62 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 15 '11 at 13:47

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AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName("filename.exe").Version

This avoids having to load the assembly in its entirity.

edited Nov 15 '11 at 13:47

Justin

answered Apr 27 '10 at 20:00

Daniel Renshaw

This allows to delete the assembly after that check, even if the application is still running. Great! – Jerther Jun 10 '15 at 20:00

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