Passing Parameters (or Such) prior to 'My.Exe' Excecuting? 1

[Docpro777]

I'm trying to make several SHORTCUTs (desktop) to cause one .EXE file to perform differently as per each situation:

(Currently I replicate My.Exe with My2nd.Exe (My3rd.Exe ...etc.) and use the SYS(16,1) calling program function to differentiate. This is too much memory)

I've thought about:
1) running dos command shortcuts to somehow pass a parameter or something
2) create specific temp file(s) or something via a dos command (.bat file) that then launches My.exe that searches for this temp file (and then erases)

Any ideas would be appreciated

Philip M. Traynor, DPM

http://www.doctorprofessional.com

 

[craigsboyd]

You can indeed pass a parameter to your compiled application...just put a Parameters line at the beginning of your Main.prg (or whatever you have set as MAIN). Then pass in the parameter. It might be helpful if you could explain a little more about why you felt such a requirement as renaming your exe's was necessary as it may shed some light on what would be the best solution to your problem.

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[Docpro777]

Renaming an exe is a temporary work-around.

I need to be able to launch some specific routine(s) that are within my.exe.

a parameter for mycustomer list
a parameter for myappointments today

etc.

..while remaining within the exe.

Perhaps I'll try your parameter idea in main.prg and run compile new separate .exe s (if possible) to invoke specific routines from the desktop.



Philip M. Traynor, DPM

http://www.doctorprofessional.com

 

[darrellblackhawk]

I'd use the parameter scheme.

That way, if no parameters are passed in, the application
will just run in normal mode - or - maybe the other way
around

Darrell

 

[Docpro777]

Sounds good Darrell, I'll work on it and report back if I have any problems

Philip M. Traynor, DPM

http://www.doctorprofessional.com

 

[Docpro777]

Problem solved Slighthaze and Darrell, (Halleluiah):
I compiled one separate 'MyShortcut.exe' (just 23 kbytes) with the following code in a single main.prg:
****************************
a=SYS(16,1)
lno=1
lpos=1
DO WHILE lpos>0
lPositionLast=lPos
lPos=AT("\",a,lno)
lno=lno+1
ENDDO
a=RIGHT(a,LEN(a)-lPositionLast)
a=LEFT(a,AT(".",a)-1)
DO My.exe WITH a
****************************
Of course there's a parameter statement at beginning of main.prg in 'My.exe' that converts the parameter into a public vaiable.

The beauty is: now I can change my parameter string without coding nor compiling other .exe files. The parameter string becomes ANY TITLE of the .EXE FILE ITSELF (which can be cloned and renamed in Explorer).

Now I can call subroutines within 'My.exe' without going launching My.exe to point and click needlessly.


Philip M. Traynor, DPM

http://www.doctorprofessional.com

 

[darrellblackhawk]

Glad you got it working.

Darrell