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Investigate .msi file version grabbing for the app cast generator
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- C#
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Description
Is it possible to grab a file version info from an MSI file in the app cast generator? If so, we should add that capability if we can and it's not too hard, even if it only worked on Windows.
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start at the app cast generator entry point and review the linked Stack Overflow discussion to determine whether MSI version metadata can be read; done means the generated app cast includes that version when available on Windows, with unsupported platforms handled explicitly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100