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How I can get actual folder path where my program is without my exe file name in C++?

  • Dupe of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/737996/directory-of-running-program-on-linux/738024 - there are similar dupes for windows. –  Jul 19 '09 at 12:51
  • Yep, for example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/875249/how-to-get-current-directory/875264#875264 – Reunanen Jul 19 '09 at 12:57
  • Heh, seems to be your answer Neil :) – Reunanen Jul 19 '09 at 12:58
  • Yup, and on some systems (especially embedded) the question doesn't even make sense. C++ doesn't assume executables are files, nor does it assume a lot about the existance of (sub)directories. – MSalters Jul 20 '09 at 10:31

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The following function will give you the application path: 

::GetModuleFileName(NULL, szAppPath, MAX_PATH);

Now to extract the folder, you need to find the last backslash:

char szApplicationPath[MAX_PATH] = "";
::GetModuleFileName(NULL, szApplicationPath, MAX_PATH);

//Get the folder part
CString strApplicationFolder;
strApplicationFolder = szApplicationPath;
strApplicationFolder = strApplicationFolder.Left(strApplicationFolder.ReverseFind("\\"));
Francis B.
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