[RESOLVED] command line arguments

[chris1990]

i think these are command line arguments, im not sure:
prog1.exe /s /?

Id like to know how to code some into my program? Please leave a link that explains them and shows how to implement them.

thanks in advance chris1990

[Hack]

What specific arguments are you interested in?

[chris1990]

I've read somewhere a few months ago that you can run parts of your code by using arguments. So parts of code in my program.

[greg_schmit]

Yes, if you call your program from command prompt and you pass arguments as such:

prog1.exe argument

then the argument is automatically saved in vb as the constant variable: Command. So, if you want your msgbox.exe program to message whatever you type in as an argument then this would be the program:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim sCmd As String
    sCmd = Command
    MsgBox sCmd
    Unload Me
End Sub

[chris1990]

My program is close.exe it has subs which include restart, log off, shutdown. I was hoping to run the subs in the program from another so i could use something likethis to restart the PC:

Shell "close.exe /restart"

[MartinLiss]

Assume that this is your program

Option Explicit

Private Sub Form_Load()

    CallByName Me, Command, VbMethod
End Sub
Public Sub restart()
MsgBox "restart"
End Sub

Public Sub shutdown()
MsgBox "shutdown"
End Sub

Then from a program

Shell "C:\temp\project1.exe restart"

or from Start|Run you could do

C:\temp\project1.exe restart

[chris1990]

thanks