Get last build date to display latest version date

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Hello,

I need to display last released version date in my application. I am displaying last build/compiled date as version date with below code.

DateTime buildDate = new FileInfo(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location).LastWriteTime;
lbldate.Text = buildDate.Date.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy");

but if I update the live server with latest code other than today, then it is displaying the date when we update the server with latest code instead last build/compiled date.

one another que, Is code compile on live server? that's why it is displaying that date.

is there any way to display last build/compiled date as release date?

Thanks,
KK

Posted 27-Mar-14 3:31am

kk2014

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Answer 1 · 2014-03-27T03:41:00

Solution 1

The value you are reading is the last modification time of the OS, not connected to the build date!
The assembly do contain the build date, but it's not public and there is no easy way to retrieve it...
but there is a hard...[^]

IMHO - you better use version number...

Posted 27-Mar-14 3:41am

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter