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This "simple one" has me stuck after three days googling....

How do I get properties such as Company or Authors from the package programmatically?

These should be loaded into header text which is created once when the application starts. As of now I can get Version only.

I've included the working code from my latest prototype. I'm showing placeholders for Company and Authors (where these are now hard-coded). That's what needs replaced.

For this app I am on .NET3.1.

What I have tried:

            public static string HeaderNotes =>
                @"<<COMPANY>>
AUTHOR: <<AUTHORS>>
VERSION:  " + typeof(theNameSpace).Assembly.GetName().Version;
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Updated 24-Mar-21 2:26am
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Richard MacCutchan 24-Mar-21 8:20am    
Are they valid properties of the Assembly class?

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The Company is available, but not from the AssemblyName - you need to retrieve it from the assembly attributes: Get assembly information in C# - C# HelperC# Helper[^] should help.
 
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BillWoodruff 24-Mar-21 22:28pm    
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Eek Ten Bears 25-Mar-21 4:56am    
Thanks Griff, that's an excellent article, clear easy to understand. It doesn't give me Author but we'll do that by hard-coding which on reflection might be more appropriate.
OriginalGriff 25-Mar-21 5:10am    
You're welcome!

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