How to get path of exe

Sandy

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Feb 18, 2005, 9:17:10 AM2/18/05

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Is there a way to get the path of a running executable, through Windows API
call?
Thanks for your help,

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kishore

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Feb 18, 2005, 9:26:31 AM2/18/05

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[PB external function declaration]
FUNCTION int GetModuleFileNameA(&
ulong hinstModule, &
REF string lpszPath, &
ulong cchPath) LIBRARY "kernel32"

[Powerscript]
string ls_Path
unsignedlong lul_handle

ls_Path = space(1024)

lul_handle = Handle(GetApplication())
GetModuleFilenameA(lul_handle, ls_Path, 1024)
MessageBox("Current application path", ls_path)

KISHORE

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Sandy

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Feb 18, 2005, 9:56:21 AM2/18/05

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Thank you for you suggestion.
I just tried your code, but it didn't work. If I run my executable from a DOS
prompt at C:\ (to simulate running from somewhere other than the directory where
the program resides)giving the path to the exe, the messagebox returns C:\, not
my full path to the app.

Sandy

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kishore

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Feb 18, 2005, 10:07:34 AM2/18/05

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Hi,

I tried it in my exe, it is working it give full path.

Just send me your exe path.

Kishore

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Sandy

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Feb 18, 2005, 10:11:29 AM2/18/05

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My exe path is C:\uds_pb8_apps\udsdev\uds.exe

Thanks for your help,
Sandy

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Sandy

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Feb 18, 2005, 10:14:53 AM2/18/05

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I am getting an error on the call to GetModuleFilenameA. Any ideas why?
Sandy

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Terry Voth [TeamSybase]

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Feb 18, 2005, 11:10:13 AM2/18/05

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If you're using PB10, you either need to use GetModuleFilenameW, or use the
";ANSI" qualifier on the external function declaration.

Good luck,

Terry [TeamSybase] and Sequel the techno-kitten

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Feb 18, 2005, 11:21:01 AM2/18/05

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I'm using the exact same code that Kishore has with the exception that the
external function returns a ULong and instead of 1024, I'm using 255. The
code has worked reliably for me on Win2K and WinXP. (I *think* I've used it
on Win95, but that was so long ago that I can't remember.) Also remember
that when you run through the PB IDE, Handle (GetApplication ()) returns
0... not a valid handle. My application is "fact.exe" and it uses "fact.ini"
in the same directory. Here's my code...

String ls_Path
ULong ll_Handle, &
ll_Length

// Grab the INI file.
ll_Handle = Handle (GetApplication ())
IF ll_Handle = 0 THEN
is_INI = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jason\My Documents\PB\FACT\FACT.ini"
ELSE
ll_Length = 255
ls_Path = Space (ll_Length)

GetModuleFileName (ll_Handle, ls_Path, ll_Length)
is_INI = Left (ls_Path, Len (ls_Path) - 3) + "ini"
END IF

... and my external function is defined as
FUNCTION ULong GetModuleFileName (ULong hinstModule, REF String lpszPath,
ULong cchPath) LIBRARY "kernel32.dll" ALIAS FOR "GetModuleFileNameA"

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