C#: DateCompiled()

/// <summary>Gets the executing assembly's compile date and time.</summary>

/// <remarks>

/// Assumes that in AssemblyInfo.cs, the version is specified as 1.0.* or the like,

/// with only 2 numbers specified; the next two are generated from the date.

/// version.Build is days since Jan. 1, 2000

/// version.Revision*2 is seconds since local midnight (NEVER daylight saving time)

/// Adapted from code at http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread226146.html

/// </remarks>

/// <returns>The executing assembly's compile date and time</returns>

public static DateTime DateCompiled()

{

    Version version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version;

    bool isDaylightSavingsTime = TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime(DateTime.Now);

    return new DateTime(2000, 1, 1).

        AddDays(version.Build).

        AddSeconds(version.Revision * 2).

        AddHours(isDaylightSavingsTime ? 1 : 0);

}

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