Get assembly version and build date

 1          //get assembly version and create date

 2         lblDisplayPCLVersion.Text = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString();

 3         lblDisplayPCLBuildDate.Text = GetExeBulidDate().ToShortDateString();

 4 

 5 

 6         private DateTime GetExeBulidDate()

 7         {

 8             //get executeing exe location

 9             string exeFilePath = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;

10             int peHeaderOffset = 60;

11             int linkerTimestampOffset = 8;

12             byte[] bytes = new byte[2048];

13             Stream s = null;

14             try

15             {

16                 s = new FileStream(exeFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);

17                 s.Read(bytes, 0, 2048);

18             }

19             catch (Exception ex)

20             {

21                

22             }

23             finally

24             {

25                 if (s != null)

26                 {

27                     s.Close();

28                 }

29             }

30 

31             int i = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, peHeaderOffset);

32             int secondsSince1970 = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, i + linkerTimestampOffset);

33             DateTime retDT = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);

34             retDT = retDT.AddSeconds(secondsSince1970);

35             retDT = retDT.AddHours(TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.GetUtcOffset(retDT).Hours);

36 

37             return retDT;

38         }