Visual Basic, Creating exe files that pass arguments to VB

Gary G. Ny
#1 / 4

Creating exe files that pass arguments to VB

Anybody know it this is possible? I struggled with it most of the day.
Although the SUB MAIN () has brackets it won't let me insert any
parameters. I would like an external program to pass three parameters to
VB. Thanks for your help.
gnye

Tue, 17 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Bill Marti
#2 / 4

Creating exe files that pass arguments to VB

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> Anybody know it this is possible? I struggled with it most of the day.
> Although the SUB MAIN () has brackets it won't let me insert any
> parameters. I would like an external program to pass three parameters to
> VB. Thanks for your help.
> gnye

I presume you want command line parameters when you run your VB app ? There is a
function called COMMAND$ which returns the string after your executable name when your
app is run. You can use this for switches, file names etc.

Hope this is what you want,

Bill

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Tue, 17 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Greg DiGiorg
#3 / 4

Creating exe files that pass arguments to VB

Quote:

>Anybody know it this is possible? I struggled with it most of the day.
>Although the SUB MAIN () has brackets it won't let me insert any
>parameters. I would like an external program to pass three parameters to
>VB. Thanks for your help.
>gnye

Use the COMMAND$ function.

Greg

Tue, 17 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Matt Peeble
#4 / 4

Creating exe files that pass arguments to VB

Check out the Command Function in the VB Help. That is what you need. It
will return the string that was after the executable name on the command
line when you execute the application. For Example,

If you execute: MYAPP.EXE /EX /EX1 /EX2

in you app the Command function would return: "/EX /EX1 /EX2"

Hope that helps.

Quote:

> Anybody know it this is possible? I struggled with it most of the day.
> Although the SUB MAIN () has brackets it won't let me insert any
> parameters. I would like an external program to pass three parameters to
> VB. Thanks for your help.
> gnye

Tue, 17 Aug 1999 03:00:00 GMT