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I've searched the documentation, this forum and with google, but I was not able to find how to ask Mathematica to give back the name of the current notebook file one is working on. Perhaps something with EvaluationNotebook[], but that gives a NotebookObject. How is it possible to use this information to retain just the filename?

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    $\begingroup$ AbsoluteOptions[EvaluationNotebook[], WindowTitle] ? $\endgroup$
    – Kuba ♦
    Sep 16, 2013 at 11:49
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    $\begingroup$ or if it is saved (is it?): NotebookFileName[EvaluationNotebook[]] $\endgroup$
    – Pinguin Dirk
    Sep 16, 2013 at 11:49
  • $\begingroup$ The notebook is indeed saved, that was precisely what I was searching for... Thanks, once again! $\endgroup$
    – Gabriel
    Sep 16, 2013 at 14:21

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If the notebook is saved, you can use:

NotebookFileName[EvaluationNotebook[]]

or simply (thanks to @rm -rf)

NotebookFileName[]

and if it's just the file's name you are after:

NotebookFileName[] // FileNameSplit // Last

Alternatively, even for unsaved notebooks, try:

CurrentValue[EvaluationNotebook[], {"NotebookFileName"}]
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