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Function name : GetModuleFileName

Group: Dynamic-Link Library - Library: kernel32

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Retrieves the full path and file name for the file containing the specified module.

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Declaration:

DWORD GetModuleFileName(
  HMODULE hModule,    // handle to module
  LPTSTR lpFilename,  // file name of module
  DWORD nSize         // size of buffer
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetModuleFileName IN kernel32;
	INTEGER  hModule,;
	STRING @ lpFilename,;
	INTEGER  nSize  

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Parameters:

hModule [in] Handle to the module whose file name is being requested. If this parameter is NULL, GetModuleFileName returns the path for the file containing the current process.

lpFilename [out] Pointer to a buffer that receives the path and file name of the specified module.

nSize [in] Specifies the length, in TCHARs, of the lpFilename buffer. If the length of the path and file name exceeds this limit, the string is truncated.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is the length, in TCHARs, of the string copied to the buffer.

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