Update AssemblyInfo.cs version from TFS (Team Foundation Server) when Checking in

Question

As title says. Is there a way to get a value from TFS like a "Build Value" which I could implement in to visual studio Forms Application upon clicking "Check In" in "Team Explorer"?

Found something like this: https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=tfsversioning But looks too big of a project.

Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Version 16.122.27102.1, not sure what year it is, i think its the latest (2015?) — Edgaras, Sep 19 '18 at 15:34

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 04 '18 at 06:50

Assume you are using the vNext build system (TFS 2015 and later versison), then you can achieve that with CI (Continuous Integration) build.

Install the extension Update AssemblyInfo on TFS
Create a build definition and enable Continuous Integration, add task Update AssemblyInfo
Use the predefined variable Build.BuildNumber to get the build number and set the build number as the file version
Copy below command and save as a PowerShell/cmd script, then add a PowerShell/Command task as the last task to run the script to check in the changes. See Checkin command.
```
tf Checkin $source_dir /comment:"Updated AssemblyInfo.cs version" /noprompt /force /bypass /override:"bypass checkin policies"
```

Thus the build definition will be triggered once you check in changes and the AssemblyInfo.cs version will be updated automatically with the build number and the updated AssemblyInfo.cs file will be checked in once the build completed.

Reference below threads:

@Edgaras Have you resolved the issue by the solution? any update? — Andy Li-MSFT, Aug 07 '18 at 01:45
Yes, I was able to use the "Update AssemblyInfo" before the build solution, and that seems to do the trick! Thanks! — Edgaras, Sep 19 '18 at 15:32

Update AssemblyInfo.cs version from TFS (Team Foundation Server) when Checking in

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