How to pass data by command line

[shlomos]

Can I pass data, say, a string, to an exe program by a command line? And if so (I hope), how can I retrieve it from inside the program?

For example, suppose the program is MyProgram.exe. I would like to start it by a command line like

MyProgram.exe "abc"

Now, I don't know how to retrieve this "abc" programmatically.

Thank you for your help.

 

[strongm]

Check out VB's Command/Command$ functions

 

[Golom]

Command$ returns the command parameters ... in your case it would have the value "abc".

 

[shlomos]

Thanks for prompt replies.