How can I get the name of the executing .exe?

Question

The Compact Framework doesn't support Assembly.GetEntryAssembly to determine the launching .exe. So is there another way to get the name of the executing .exe?

EDIT: I found the answer on Peter Foot's blog: http://peterfoot.net/default.aspx Here is the code:

byte[] buffer = new byte[MAX_PATH * 2];

int chars = GetModuleFileName(IntPtr.Zero, buffer, MAX_PATH);

if (chars > 0)

{

string assemblyPath = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetString(buffer, 0, chars * 2);

}

[DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true)]

private static extern int GetModuleFileName(IntPtr hModule, byte[] lpFilename, int nSize);

Answer 1

I am not sure whether it works from managed code (or even the compact framework), but in Win32 you can call GetModuleFileName to find the running exe file.

MSDN: GetModuleFileName

Answer 2

string exefile = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase;

But if you put it in a DLL assembly, I believe it will give you the assembly file name.

The same call on the "Full" framework would return the .exe file with a "file:\" prefix.

Answer 3

In managed code, i think you can use this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.application.executablepath.aspx

Application.ExecutablePath