Automatic tracking of build number in VS 2005?

In Visual Studio 2005, is there an easy way to automatically increment the assembly/file build numbers after a successful build?

Emphasis on easy. I would like to track my build version, without having to set up CruiseControl or some similar tool.

From stackoverflow

• What about writing a little macro, which increments the version?

  Or what about this VS AddIn ?

  Treb : What kind of macro, and how is it triggered?

• You can use this project and include it your .proj file

  This url might be of use Updating Porj build number

  This didn't fit my needs and I took to adding this as a build.proj which works a treat

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Project DefaultTargets="Build"  
           xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  
    <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\MSBuildCommunityTasks\MSBuild.Community.Tasks.Targets"/> <PropertyGroup>
      <Major>1</Major>
      <Minor>0</Minor>
      <Build>0</Build>
      <Revision>0</Revision>   </PropertyGroup>   <PropertyGroup>
      <BuildDir>C:\svn\Infrastructure</BuildDir> </PropertyGroup>
  
    <ItemGroup>
      <SolutionsToBuild Include="Infrastructure.sln"/>   </ItemGroup>
  
    <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="ChangeDataAccessAssemblyInfo">
      <RemoveDir Directories="$(BuildDir)\Builds" Condition="Exists('$(BuildDir)\Builds')" />
      <MSBuild Projects="@(SolutionsToBuild)" Properties="Configuration=Debug" Targets="Rebuild" />   </Target>
  
    <ItemGroup>
      <TestAssemblies Include="Build\Logging\Logging.UnitTests.dll" />   </ItemGroup>
  
  
  
    <Target Name="ChangeDataAccessAssemblyInfo" >
      <Message Text="Writing ChangeDataAccessAssemblyInfo file for 1"/>
      <Message Text="Will update $(BuildDir)\DataAccess\My Project\AssemblyInfo.vb" />
      <AssemblyInfo CodeLanguage="VB"
         OutputFile="$(BuildDir)\DataAccess\My Project\AssemblyInfo_new.vb"          
  
         AssemblyTitle="Data Access Layer"
         AssemblyDescription="Message1"
         AssemblyCompany="http://somewebiste"
         AssemblyProduct="the project"
         AssemblyCopyright="Copyright notice"
         ComVisible="true"
         CLSCompliant="true"
         Guid="hjhjhkoi-9898989"
         AssemblyVersion="$(Major).$(Minor).1.1"
         AssemblyFileVersion="$(Major).$(Minor).5.7"
         Condition="$(Revision) != '0' "
         ContinueOnError="false" />
  
      <Message Text="Updated Assembly File Info" 
               ContinueOnError="false"/>   </Target>   </Project>
  

• The Publish options might be what you want... (def. available for C#, not sure abuut C++).

  In studio, right click on the project file, and go to Properties, then select the "Publish" tab. There is an option there for auto-incrementing revision number.

  Treb : Does not work for me :-( My project is a module that is compiled to a class library, and you can not publish those. But thanks anyway!

  xan : Ah - sorry that can't help then.