Can I automatically increment the file build version when using Visual Studio?

Question

I was just wondering how I could automatically increment the build (and version?) of my files using Visual Studio (2005).

If I look up the properties of sa

Answer 1

For anyone using Tortoise Subversion, you can tie one of your version numbers to the subversion Revision number of your source code. I find this very useful (Auditors really like this too!). You do this by calling the WCREV utility in your pre-build and generating your AssemblyInfo.cs from a template.

If your template is called AssemblyInfo.wcrev and sits in the normal AssemblyInfo.cs directory, and tortoise is in the default installation directory, then your Pre-Build command looks like this (N.B. All on one line):

"C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\SubWCRev.exe" "$(ProjectDir)." "$(ProjectDir)Properties\AssemblyInfo.wcrev"  "$(ProjectDir)Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs"

The template file would include the wcrev token substitution string: $WCREV$
e.g.

[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.$WCREV$")]

Note:
As your AssemblyInfo.cs is now generated you do not want it version controled.