GetModuleBaseNameA function (psapi.h)
Retrieves the base name of the specified module.
Syntax
DWORD GetModuleBaseNameA(
[in] HANDLE hProcess,
[in, optional] HMODULE hModule,
[out] LPSTR lpBaseName,
[in] DWORD nSize
);
Parameters
[in] hProcess
A handle to the process that contains the module.
The handle must have the PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION and PROCESS_VM_READ access rights. For more information, see Process Security and Access Rights.
[in, optional] hModule
A handle to the module. If this parameter is NULL, this function returns the name of the file used to create the calling process.
[out] lpBaseName
A pointer to the buffer that receives the base name of the module. If the base name is longer than maximum number of characters specified by the nSize parameter, the base name is truncated.
[in] nSize
The size of the lpBaseName buffer, in characters.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value specifies the length of the string copied to the buffer, in characters.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
The GetModuleBaseName function is primarily designed for use by debuggers and similar applications that must extract module information from another process. If the module list in the target process is corrupted or is not yet initialized, or if the module list changes during the function call as a result of DLLs being loaded or unloaded, GetModuleBaseName may fail or return incorrect information.
To retrieve the base name of a module in the current process, use the GetModuleFileName function to retrieve the full module name and then use a function call such as strrchr(szmodulename, '\') to scan to the beginning of the base name within the module name string. This is more efficient and more reliable than calling GetModuleBaseName with a handle to the current process.
To retrieve the base name of the main executable module for a remote process, use the GetProcessImageFileName or QueryFullProcessImageName function to retrieve the module name and then use the strrchr function as described in the previous paragraph. This is more efficient and more reliable than calling GetModuleBaseName with a NULL module handle.
The GetModuleBaseName function does not retrieve the base name for modules that were loaded with the LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE flag. For more information, see LoadLibraryEx.
Starting with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Psapi.h establishes version numbers for the PSAPI functions. The PSAPI version number affects the name used to call the function and the library that a program must load.
If PSAPI_VERSION is 2 or greater, this function is defined as K32GetModuleBaseName in Psapi.h and exported in Kernel32.lib and Kernel32.dll. If PSAPI_VERSION is 1, this function is defined as GetModuleBaseName in Psapi.h and exported in Psapi.lib and Psapi.dll as a wrapper that calls K32GetModuleBaseName.
Programs that must run on earlier versions of Windows as well as Windows 7 and later versions should always call this function as GetModuleBaseName. To ensure correct resolution of symbols, add Psapi.lib to the TARGETLIBS macro and compile the program with -DPSAPI_VERSION=1. To use run-time dynamic linking, load Psapi.dll.
Examples
For an example, see Enumerating All Processes.
Note
The psapi.h header defines GetModuleBaseName as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows XP [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | psapi.h |
| Library | Kernel32.lib on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2; Psapi.lib (if PSAPI_VERSION=1) on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2; Psapi.lib on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP |
| DLL | Kernel32.dll on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2; Psapi.dll (if PSAPI_VERSION=1) on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2; Psapi.dll on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP |