[RESOLVED] Get the GUID of the Application

How can I get the GUID of an application?

I found this code on the net:

VB Code:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute guid = (System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute)System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetCustomAttributes(System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute, false);
guid.ToString();

The space is for GetCustomAttributes(). No idea why vBull breaks up a line in code tags via HTML so it inserts a space :sick:

However, it gives me an error stating GetCustomAttributes requires a Type in the first parameter. I thought I was giving it a type?

Is there a better way to do this or what is the problem with my code?

Also, if I put this code into a DLL, will it give me the GUID of my DLL or the Application calling the DLL?

It needs an instance of the Type class, which means you need to pass it typeof(System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute).

If I'm not mistaken, the assembly itself gets the GUID of the type it has. Have you checked the Type.Guid property?

VB Code:

Dim myType As Type = GetType(YOURCLASSNAME)
            ' Get the object of the Guid.
            Dim myGuid As Guid = CType(myType.GUID, Guid)
            Console.WriteLine(("The name of the class is " + myType.ToString()))
            Console.WriteLine(("The ClassId of MyClass is " + myType.GUID.ToString()))

That's from MSDN. Sure you can convert it.

Thanks guys