APP_NAME (Transact-SQL)

Returns the application name for the current session if set by the application.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

APP_NAME ()

Return Types

nvarchar(128)

Examples

The following example checks whether the client application that initiated this process is a SQL Server Management Studio session.

USE AdventureWorks;
GO
DECLARE @CurrentApp varchar(40)
SET @CurrentApp = APP_NAME()
IF @CurrentApp <> 'SQL Server Management Studio - Query'
PRINT 'This process was not started by a SQL Server Management Studio query session.';
GO

See Also

Reference

System Functions (Transact-SQL)

Functions (Transact-SQL)