parameter passing to EXE file and reading the parameter inside the EXE

gnandag

How to make a EXE file to accept the parameter values passed from the command line and how to read back the passed parameter values

help required urgently

Nov 17 '06 #1

Killer42

How to make a EXE file to accept the parameter values passed from the command line and how to read back the passed parameter values

help required urgently

Try looking at the value in Command$

Nov 17 '06 #2

albertw

Try looking at the value in Command$

hi

or

Argument=Command()

Nov 17 '06 #3

gnandag

hi

or

Argument=Command()

can u provide any live working sample please

Nov 17 '06 #4

albertw

can u provide any live working sample please

hi there

place following in your Form_Load()
call the Form : Form1
place a textbox (select multiline=true) calles Text1
drag a textfile on top of the program's icon (after compiling an exe)

Nov 17 '06 #5

albertw

hi there

place following in your Form_Load()
call the Form : Form1
place a textbox (select multiline=true) calles Text1
drag a textfile on top of the program's icon (after compiling an exe)

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1.  
2. Private Sub Form_Load()
3. On Error GoTo fail
4. 'see if the program was opened with an argument...
5. FileName = Command()
6. If Not FileName = vbNullString Then
7.     Open FileName For Input As #1
8.         Line Input #1, p
9.         Form1.Text1.Text = p
10.         While Not EOF(1)
11.         Line Input #1, p
12.         Form1.Text1.Text = Form1.Text1.Text & vbCrLf & p
13.         Wend
14.     Close #1
15. End If
16. End Sub
17.  
18.  

need to put

Fail:

just before End Sub !

Nov 17 '06 #6