AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName gets the AssemblyName for a given file.

 

Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Public Class MainClass
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim myAssemblyName As AssemblyName = AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName("MyAssembly.exe")
      Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Displaying assembly information:" & vbCrLf)
      Console.WriteLine(myAssemblyName.ToString())
   End Sub 
End Class

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AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName gets the AssemblyName for a given file. : Assembly « Reflection « VB.Net

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