How to determine where my plug-in is installed

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How to determine where my plug-in is installed
aka What's My Installation Directory? 
George Spears




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Hello,

In standalone apps, I can run the following code to get the install directory. 


ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName);


When I run this from an Excel plugin, I get the directory where Excel is installed. How do I get the directory where my DLL plug-In has been installed?
Posted 03 Nov, 2014 07:16:21 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello George,

Please try
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase


Andrei Smolin
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Posted 03 Nov, 2014 07:47:14 Top
George Spears




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Andrei,

I am putting this in my IMPL file. What do I need in my USES clauses for this? I am getting undeclared Identifier on REFLECTION.
Posted 03 Nov, 2014 08:02:31 Top
Andrei Smolin


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George,

My bad. Please ignore the above; it relates to .NET. In Delphi, see ExtractFilePath(GetModuleName(HInstance)).


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Posted 03 Nov, 2014 08:10:49 Top
George Spears




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That did it. Thanks!
Posted 03 Nov, 2014 08:46:05 Top
Andrei Smolin


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You are welcome!


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Posted 03 Nov, 2014 08:53:58 Top