2 quick questions

[marnitzg]

1. Is it possible to grab command line parameters. For instance if my prog is run like this : myprog.exe /uninstall

2. How do I delete the exe the current program is running from. Like uninstall deletes itself?

[makai]

1. see help on the "Command" function
2. does "Kill" statement not work?

Q1:

Use the Command function.

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Select Case Command
        Case "/a"
            MsgBox "Paramater = /a"
        Case "/b"
            MsgBox "Paramater = /b"
        Case Else
            MsgBox "Usage:" & vbCrLf & "/a - a" & vbCrLf & "/b - b"
    End Select
End Sub

Q2:

There is no way a file can delete itself while it's running. But what you can do is create a second file. Bat files can delete themselves so you can use a bat file which will delete the program and then delete itself.

[kedaman]

Parameters = Command$
I'm not sure if even uninstall apps delete themselves, maybe you have to put something in win.ini that deletes your file at startup

[sebs]

I had the same prob week ago:

make a batch file,and the batch file even delete itself
batch file :

del %1
cd..
rd %2
cd\
del %3

in vb:

Shell "c:\delete.bat " & "your_uninstall.exe " & "yourfolder " & "c:\delete.bat", vbHide

It delete the uninstall, the folder that use to contain the
uninstall and then delete the batch file.

Be sure to put the code in the form_terminate().

Let me know if you have trouble with this !!

[marnitzg]

Thanks for command statement (couldn't remember it)

I don't think they delete themselves.

Win.ini is a bit outdated. Isn't there a registry function these days?

Never used it before so you'll have to explain

(Never programmed win 3.1)

[sebs]

look at my previous thread

[marnitzg]

Thanks guys!

Batch file good enough