Thread: c++ (well duh) help

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    c++ (well duh) help

    when u start up a proper dos progra u can can put
    /? and /c /d to do different things

    Just wondering how u would do this

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    You mean something like this?
    Code:
    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
      for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
        if(argv[i][0] == '/')
          printf("argument: %s\n", argv[i]+1);
      return 0;
    }

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    not realy

    i mean like
    C:/>format /b
    or
    C:/>dir /w

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    Thats what that piece of code do. Try it!

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    This code will do certain things if you include flags (/b, /w, ...)as parameters when you run the program, ie:
    C:/MyFolder/MyProgram /b /w /n /w
    Code:
    int main(int NrOfArguments, char* ArgumentList[])
    {
       if(NrOfArguments > 1)
       {
          for(int i=1; i<NrOfArguments; i++)
          {
             if(strcmp("/b", ArgumentList[i]) == 0)
             {
                //Do something if the flag /b exists
                ...
             }
             else if(strcmp("/w", ArgumentList[i]) == 0)
             {
                //Do something if the flag /w exists
                ...
             }
          }
       }
    
       //The rest of your program
       ...
    }
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    c++ (well duh) help

    well DUH, how about you write something a bit more descriptive for a subject title then!?

    "command line switches" would have been much better.

    U.
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