Project Name

[inexperienced1]

I have an exe which uses a dll this dll needs to reference a cls module in the exe

I have the code, but at present I have to hard code the project name of the exe. Is it possible from within either the exe or the dll to reference the project name of the exe?

 

[zemp]

Look into the VB app object.

App.EXEName 'or
App.ProductName

zemp

 

[inexperienced1]

Unfortunately these are not the Project Name, and as I understand the project name is what is registered in the registry.

 

[MattSTech]

Zemp is correct

app.title

Matt

 

[inexperienced1]

I have looked at app.title, app.exename, app.productname

and neither of these provide the same name as set in project name, ie Project, Properties, Project Name

 

[MattSTech]

start a new project

Project>Properties>Project Name (Change to a new name)

add a command button

command1_click
msgbox app.title
end sub

works on my end

 

[inexperienced1]

Only if they are the same.

If you change the project title and compile the code you will find that they become different.

 

[chiph]

Take a look at the AssemblyName class in System.Reflection, whose Name property should correspond to your project name.

Chip H.


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[chiph]

Nevermind, forgot this is the VB6 forum...

As far as I know, there's no way to determine the project name from just a EXE. If it were a DLL then you could call LoadModule on it (a Win32 call), then do some COM calls in C or C++ to find out what typelibs it has.

Chip H.


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[MattSTech]

I see, sorry.

If you create the EXE as an activeX exe then you can set a property to reference..

Public Property Get EXENAME() As String
EXENAME = App.Title
End Property

then reference the property in the dll.

Matt