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  1. Jun 27th, 2005, 09:09 AM #1
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    Resolved [RESOLVED] Exe Location

    can someone please tell me the function to get the path where the exe thats running resides and the refrence library needed
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    Re: Exe Location

    You could use the GetFullPathName API to retrieve the path of an .exe, but I don't know of any way to be able to tell what reference libraries have been compiled into it.
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    Re: Exe Location

    can't use api's...working with excel...would there be anything in scripting runtime...
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    Re: Exe Location

    You can use APIs with Excel. Are you needing the exe path of Excel or a VB6 program or ???
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    Re: Exe Location

    i'm making an exe in vb6. i want to get the location where the exe is residing run time. can't use api cos i wud be making an exe without the installation wizard. and api libraries are not installed on the system where i wud be putting it
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    Re: Exe Location

    Oh, then in vb6 you can just use the App.Path to get the location of your running exe file.
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    Re: Exe Location

    would i need any reference libraries
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    Re: Exe Location

    Just the standard MS VB runtime library same one as your program requires.
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    Re: Exe Location

    i'll check that out..thanks a lot
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