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March 30th, 2013

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Calling Assembly

Doctor Scripto

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find the calling assembly.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I find the name of a calling assembly from within Windows PowerShell?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the GetCallingAssembly static method from the [system.Reflection.Assembly] class:

[system.reflection.assembly]::GetCallingAssembly()

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