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Description

 

This command scan command line searching for [ArgumentName = ArgumentVale] pairs allowing easy passing command information.

 

Syntax

 

s = App.Arg.ArgumentName

 

Returns

 

String.

 

Parameters

 

 

Remarks

 

At position 0 there is always the full command line.

At position 1 there is always the full path of the script file.

Real commands start at position 2.

 

Restrictions

 

Any of the following chars are used as default command separators: " =-, (double quote, space, equal, minus, comma).

 

See also

 

Examples

 

'---If script command line is: env=  dev, env2 = prod, xxx=1234_abc
'---app.arg.env  WILL RETURN: dev
'---app.arg.env2 WILL RETURN: prod
'---app.arg.xxx  WILL RETURN: 1234_abc
 
uses "console"
 
printl "argc......:", app.argc
for lCount as long = 0 to 9
  printl $("argv({lCount})...:"), app.argv(lCount)
Next
 
PrintL
printl "env.......:", app.arg.env
printl "env2......:", app.arg.env2
printl "xxx.......:", app.arg.xxx
 
WaitKey(10)

 

Output

argc......: 11
argv(0)...: "C:\thinBasic\SampleScripts\_Test\Arg.tbasic" env=  dev, env2 =      prod, xxx=1234_abc
argv(1)...: "C:\thinBasic\SampleScripts\_Test\Arg.tbasic"
argv(2)...: env
argv(3)...: =
argv(4)...: dev
argv(5)...: ,
argv(6)...: env2
argv(7)...: =
argv(8)...: prod
argv(9)...: ,
 
env.......: dev
env2......: prod
xxx.......: 1234_abc