How do I get the About box to appear in C#?

c# about-box
Jim Fell picture Jim Fell · Dec 30, 2009 · Viewed 42.1k times · Source

I have an About box in my C# project using Microsoft's Visual C# 2008 Express Edition named AboutBox1. I have made it look how I want it in the design view, but how do I make it appear when the About link in the Help menu is clicked?

This codes makes an About box appear, but it looks blank. It's not the one I designed.

  private void aboutToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
     AboutBox1 box = new AboutBox1();
     box.ShowDialog();
  }

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer

user172632 picture user172632 · Dec 30, 2009

Got it.

The about box is driven off of assembly properties for your project.

Go to Project -> 'ProjectName' Properties -> Assembly Information.

You set all of the information there.

If you try to set the information in the Property Explorer it will simply be over written at run time by what ever is in this window.

Cheers, Mike

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