Get VSTO SE AddIn Version to display during runtime.

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Bob C. - 26 Mar 2008 19:04 GMT

How do I get the version of the addin currently running?

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Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] - 26 Mar 2008 20:26 GMT

See if this works for you:

string version =
Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString();

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> How do I get the version of the addin currently running?

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Bob C. - 27 Mar 2008 20:16 GMT

Thanks. I added the system.reflection namespace and it works great.

> See if this works for you:
>
> string version =
> Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString();
>
> > How do I get the version of the addin currently running?

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Bob C. - 28 Mar 2008 14:00 GMT

Worked like a charm...

> See if this works for you:
>
> string version =
> Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString();
>
> > How do I get the version of the addin currently running?

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