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Amit Joshi
Amit Joshi

Reputation: 16389

How to get assembly information of executable from the referenced dll?

I have a Windows WPF application which compiles to "MyApp.exe". This application references my DLL named "MyDll.dll". In DLL, I have following function:

public string GetFileDescription()
{
    System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo fileVersionInfo = System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
    return fileVersionInfo.FileDescription;
}

This function supposed to read file description of the executable. But, it is returning same of DLL instead.

If I copy the function to application, it just works fine. But the function should stay in DLL.

How to get assembly information of executable from the referenced dll?

References:

I read multiple questions (including this) on Stack Overflow but none of it involves DLL. This question is about executable name; I want executable file description.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2487

Answers (1)

mjwills
mjwills

Reputation: 23898

Use Assembly.GetEntryAssembly() rather than Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() to get the entry (i.e. EXE) rather than the current (i.e. DLL).

Upvotes: 3

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