How does one get the application name of a C# program at runtime

[Andrew Falanga]

Hi,

How do I get the application name during run time. In C or C++ I use
argv[0], but in C# args[0] contains the first argument to the program
not the program name. So, what is the magic to getting this?

Thanks,
Andy

[Jeroen Mostert]

Andrew Falanga wrote:

How do I get the application name during run time. In C or C++ I use
argv[0], but in C# args[0] contains the first argument to the program
not the program name. So, what is the magic to getting this?

Environment.GetCommandLineArgs().

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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Andrew Falanga <af******@gmail.comwrote:

How do I get the application name during run time. In C or C++ I use
argv[0], but in C# args[0] contains the first argument to the program
not the program name. So, what is the magic to getting this?

You can use Application.ExecutablePath - it's in System.Windows.Forms,
but it works for console apps too.

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[Mark Salsbery [MVP]]

"Andrew Falanga" <af******@gmail.comwrote in message
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Hi,

How do I get the application name during run time. In C or C++ I use
argv[0], but in C# args[0] contains the first argument to the program
not the program name. So, what is the magic to getting this?

Here's another one

String thismodulefilenamestr =
System.IO.Path.GetFileName(System.Reflection.Assem bly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);

Mark

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Thanks,
Andy

[Mark Salsbery [MVP]]

"Andrew Falanga" <af******@gmail.comwrote in message
news:27**********************************@j22g2000 hsf.googlegroups.com...

Hi,

How do I get the application name during run time. In C or C++ I use
argv[0], but in C# args[0] contains the first argument to the program
not the program name. So, what is the magic to getting this?

There may be an easier way, but this works:

String thismodulefilenamestr =
System.IO.Path.GetFileName(System.Diagnostics.Proc ess.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName);

Mark

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Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

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Thanks,
Andy

[Alun Harford]

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:

Andrew Falanga <af******@gmail.comwrote:

>How do I get the application name during run time. In C or C++ I use
argv[0], but in C# args[0] contains the first argument to the program
not the program name. So, what is the magic to getting this?

You can use Application.ExecutablePath - it's in System.Windows.Forms,
but it works for console apps too.

Or if you really want, you can use:

new Uri(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().CodeBase).LocalPat h

(Application.ExecutablePath is much easier though)

Alun Harford