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automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Philipp Guntermann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:52:28 GMT

Hi,

does anyone know a way to accomplish, that VS automaticly increases the assembly version number of my class library,

with each build ?

Thanks.

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Philipp Guntermann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:52:28 GMT

[quote][b]Ben Chase (07/25/2008)[/b][hr]Excellent, glad you got it working. BTW, just FYI, when you reference the class library as a project (meaning it's in the same solution), you won't have a problem. However, if you try to reference the class library as an assembly reference (by browsing to the .dll on disk when you add the reference), then you'll need to set the "Specific Version" option to "false" to make sure that your referencing project doesn't lose its reference each time you build the class library.[/quote]

ah. allright :D

will make sure i do that. thanks !

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

StrataFrame Team — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:33:27 GMT

Excellent, glad you got it working. BTW, just FYI, when you reference the class library as a project (meaning it's in the same solution), you won't have a problem. However, if you try to reference the class library as an assembly reference (by browsing to the .dll on disk when you add the reference), then you'll need to set the "Specific Version" option to "false" to make sure that your referencing project doesn't lose its reference each time you build the class library.

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Philipp Guntermann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:25:07 GMT

ok, thanks i got it :D

just had to remove it from the assemblyInfo.cs

cool :D

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Philipp Guntermann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:23:07 GMT

ok apearantly it takes that from the AssemblyFileVersion and the windows explorer doesnt refresh it correctly.

however i cannot apply * to the AssemblyFile-Version. It also gives me a warning in the debugger.

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Philipp Guntermann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:17:00 GMT

hi,

thanks. it works. ::D

however it will only show the new version number when i right-click the file and select properties->version

but not under the file name in windows explorer. there it shows some number i gave it before. i have no idea where it pulls that from. any idea ?

thanks !

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Trent L. Taylor — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:50:57 GMT

You will set this within the AssemblyInfo.vb or AssemblyInfo.cs class that is within your project. It will appear under the My project or Properties folders within the solution. Once open, you will just set the AssemblyVersion tag to include wild cards on the last item:

[codesnippet]assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")[/codesnippet]

You can also do this ver same thing by right-clicking the project, going to the Application page, then clicking the Assembly information button. Just put a * in the 3rd place and leave the 4th blank.

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Philipp Guntermann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:38:28 GMT

here's a screenshot:

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Philipp Guntermann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:30:17 GMT

i dont have the "deploy" tabs with a classlibrary project. only with normal (winform) projects.

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Ralph Rutschmann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:20:08 GMT

Sorry, should have written: 'click Project _then_ Properties at the menu'

Ralph

RE: automaticly increase assembly version number of classlibrary

Ralph Rutschmann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:15:33 GMT

Hi,

open your solution in VS, click Project than Properties at the menu, then click the tab down left named 'deploy', I guess. There is a checkbox down left at the page which you should activate if it is not.

Sorry, I use the german version of VS but my translation should give you a hint.

HTH,

Ralph