APP_NAME

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

Syntax

APP_NAME ( )

Return Types

nvarchar(128)

Examples

This example checks whether the client application that initiated this process is a SQL Query Analyzer session.

DECLARE @CurrentApp varchar(35)
SET @CurrentApp = APP_NAME()
IF @CurrentApp <> 'MS SQL Query Analyzer'
PRINT 'This process was not started by a SQL Query Analyzer query session.'

See Also

System Functions