Get the version of a specific assembly. : Assembly « Reflection « VB.Net

1. VB.Net
2. Reflection
3. Assembly

Get the version of a specific assembly.

 
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System.Reflection
Module MainClass
    Sub Main( )

        Dim filename As String = ".\StringLibrary.dll"
        Dim assem As Assembly = Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoadFrom(filename)
        Dim assemName As AssemblyName = assem.GetName()
        Dim ver As Version = assemName.Version
        Console.WriteLine("{0}, Version {1}", assemName.Name, ver.ToString())


    End Sub
End Module 

   
  

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