Process.FrontProcessName
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Queries name of the frontmost app.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Process](component_Process.md) | [4.2](newinversion42.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |

MBS( "Process.FrontProcessName" ) ### Parameters

none

### Result

Returns app name.

### Description

Queries name of the frontmost app.  
On Windows the app name is just the name of the exe file.  
Returns empty string or error in case of errors.  
### Examples

Show name of current process in front:

 Show Custom Dialog \[ "Front Process" ; MBS ( "Process.FrontProcessName" ) \]  
### See also

- [Process.FrontProcessBundleID](ProcessFrontProcessBundleID.md)

### Example Databases

- [Utility functions/Process Info](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/Utility%20functions/Process%20Info.shtml#1ScriptAnchor_)

### Blog Entries

- [MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.2pr4](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2014-04-22/MBS_Filemaker_Plugin_version_4/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

This function checks for a license.

Created 18th August 2014 , last changed 25th November 2017

  
[Process.FrontProcessBundleID](ProcessFrontProcessBundleID.md) - [Process.FrontWindowTitle](ProcessFrontWindowTitle.md)

[HTML Version](ProcessFrontProcessName.shtml)