Mapping of .NET Assembly attributes to File Version Information Attributes.

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.NET automatically generates a FileInformation resource when building the assembly. Here is a mapping of the .NET attribute to the corresponding named element in VersionInformation and the name that Windows Explorer puts on its UI.

Assembly Attribute VersionInfo Windows Explore name
AssemblyTitle FileDescription Description
AssemblyDescription Comments Comments
AssemblyConfiguration
AssemblyCompany CompanyName Company
AssemblyCopyright LegalCopyright Copyright
AssemblyTrademark LegalTrademarks Legal Trademarks
AssemblyCulture Makes up Block header.(Typically Language Neutral)
AssemblyVersion Assembly Version
FILEVERSION
PRODUCTVERSION
FileVersion File version/File Version
ProductVerion Product Version
AssemblyProduct ProductName Product Name
Project/OutputFile OriginalFilename InternalName

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David Connell is a Software Developer who led the team that created the SQL Data Generator at Red-Gate. Before then, he led the 'SQL Toolbelt' installer and the SQL Doc team, and before that worked in the SQL Bundle 5.0 team. He was previously a Senior Software engineer at Pi Research. In his spare time David Connell develops other software packages with a Dutch Company, Thermimport Quality Control.

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