FormatVersion Task
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Appends the revision number to the version number.
Case #1: Input: Version=<undefined>; Revision=<don't care>; Output: OutputVersion="1.0.0.0"
Case #2: Input: Version="1.0.0.*" Revision="5" Output: OutputVersion="1.0.0.5"
Case #3: Input: Version="1.0.0.0" Revision=<don't care>; Output: OutputVersion="1.0.0.0"
Parameters
The following table describes the parameters of the FormatVersion task.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
FormatType |
Optional String parameter.Specifies the format type. - "Version" = version. - "Path" = replace "." with "_"; |
OutputVersion |
Optional String output parameter.Specifies the output version that includes the revision number. |
Revision |
Optional Int32 parameter.Specifies the revision to append to the version. |
Version |
Optional String parameter.Specifies the version number string to format. |
Remarks
In addition to having the parameters that are listed in the table, this task inherits parameters from the TaskExtension class, which itself inherits from the Task class. For a list of these additional parameters and their descriptions, see TaskExtension Base Class.