Get patcher name and insert it into a message box within the patcher?

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EarHax

I'm trying to insert the name of a patcher I am working on into a message box within the patcher itself. Is there some easy way to do this?

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testcase

do you mean the name of the file or the scripting name?

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EarHax

Found info in this post that helped me solve this.
https://cycling74.com/forums/retrieve-patcher-name

Max Patch
Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

parentname.js
js 0.25 KB
place in ~/Documents/Max 7/Library/code

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testcase

i use this as it gets scripting name if there is one

outlets=1;

function bang()
{
    if(this.patcher.box){
        outlet(0, this.patcher.box.varname);
    }
    else if(this.patcher){
        outlet(0, this.patcher.name);
    }
}