Custom Attributes

Custom Attributes

• rcat

  I know that the attribute class has nothing to do with the file attributes.

  But standard assembly attributes such as AssemblyCompany do reflect in the version tab.
  I know that vs 2003 generates a win32 resource file for the file to display this information, but it does not include my custom attributes.
  My question is how can i enforce that my attributes are included in the resource file that vs generates for the file information of assembly file

  
  

• Comanche

  Hi,

  The custom attribute you added supplies additional information about the assembly, however it will not apear in the explorer. Every assembly has a manifest file that holds the information about the assembly, for example the version. So, if you want to change the version go to the assembly info and change it.

  Regards,

  
  
  

• andrewz

  You added a custom attribute class Because this doesn't have anything todo with a file attribute.
  
  Can you show us you relavant code
  
  
  

• Niedo

  The Attribute class has nothing todo with the file attributes. So this is a correct behaviour.
  
  
  

• MmmBeer

  This is the attribute class
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for AssemblyVMP.
  /// </summary>
  [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple=false, Inherited=false)]
  public sealed class AssemblyVMP : Attribute
  {
  private string _vmp;

  public AssemblyVMP(string vmp)
  {
  _vmp = vmp;
  }
  
  public override string ToString()
  {
  return _vmp;
  }

  }

  This allows me to add this line in the AssebmlyInfo.cs

  [assembly: AssemblyVMP("B0599")]

  But the problem is that AssemblyVMP does not appear in the version info tab when i show the properties of the assembly (.exe) in windows explorer.

  
  
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