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APP_NAME (Transact-SQL)

SQL Server 2008 R2

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

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APP_NAME ( )

nvarchar(128)

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

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USE AdventureWorks2008R2;
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
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