GetModuleFileName() & boost::filesystem sample

get_exe_directory.cpp

std::string get_exe_fullpath()
{
	char path[MAX_PATH];
	::GetModuleFileName(NULL, path, MAX_PATH);
	return std::string(path);
}

std::string get_exe_filename()
{	
	boost::filesystem::path path(get_exe_fullpath());
	std::string tmp = path.filename().string();
	return path.filename().string();
}

std::string get_exe_directory()
{	
	boost::filesystem::path path(get_exe_fullpath());
	std::string tmp = path.parent_path().string();
	return path.parent_path().string();
}

void change_current_directory_to_exe()
{
	std::string path = get_exe_directory();
	SetCurrentDirectory(path.c_str());
}