Converting Console Application to GUI 1

[fergmj]

I have a console application that obviously uses the parameters the user inputs on the command line.

I want to move this to a GUI application and have the user enter in the same information in an edit box on the GUI.

In my console application, I am looking at the number of parameters using int argc in the main function as well as the pointer to the arguments (argv). How can I do the same thing in a GUI?

Thanks

fergmj

 

[2ffat]

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[Totte]

In the a BCB-application i use "_argv[]" and "_argc" with the desired result, there might be more fancy ways of doing it but it works exactly like in ANSI C...... Totte

 

[fergmj]

Totte -

Can you give me an example of HOW you use this?

Thanks

 

[Totte]

I'll try:
Say You call your program ("c:\test\TEST.EXE&quot in the following way:
"TEST.EXE Test Data 1"
then _argc would be 3 (3 EXTRA parameters, 'Test', 'Data' and '1') and _argv[1] would point on 'Test', _argv[2] points on 'Data' and so forth. _argv[0] always points on 'c:\test\TEST.EXE'!
These _argc and _argv[] can be used in the whole project as they comes from the main project file.

Anything unclear? Totte

 

[fergmj]

I understand what you are doing, but are you using the parameters from the main function? I need to make this a GUI so how can I pull the command line into a regular Windows application?

Thanks

 

[Totte]

If i understand you correct you ask HOW to place the extra parameters when calling the application.

You can do so by a shortcut which you edit by right-clicking it and edit the callstring from "c:\test\test.exe" to "c:\test\test.exe Test Data 1".

I'm certain that it can be done from a program calling the application but i have never tried it, i do believe that the execution call can point on parameters to attach but ask others about that or look in the help. Totte

 

[butthead]

char commandlinebuff [50]; // declared as global
strcpy (commandlinebuff,ParamStr(1).c_str ());

ParamStr(0) = argv [0]
ParamStr(1) = argv [1]
ParamStr(2) = argv [2]
ParamStr(3) = argv [3]
etc...