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| Title | Prevent the user from renaming an executable in Visual Basic .NET |
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| Description | This example shows how to prevent the user from renaming an executable in Visual Basic .NET. |
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| Keywords | rename, prevent rename, executable, execute, VB.NET |
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| Categories | Software Engineering, Miscellany |
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When the program starts, it gets the current process's name. It compares that name to the program's original name stored in code. If the names do not match, the example program gives the original and new names. A real application might refuse to run.
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Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal _
e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Const CORRECT_NAME As String = "howto_net_dont_rename"
' Get the current process name.
Dim proc_name As String = _
Process.GetCurrentProcess.ProcessName
' Compare to a hard-coded value.
If proc_name = CORRECT_NAME Then
lblStatus.Text = "Original name:" & _
vbCrLf & CORRECT_NAME
lblStatus.ForeColor = Color.Blue
Else
lblStatus.Text = "Renamed from:" & _
vbCrLf & CORRECT_NAME & vbCrLf & _
"To:" & vbCrLf & proc_name
lblStatus.ForeColor = Color.Red
End If
End Sub
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