I know how to pass arguments between two dotnet applications! However I have hard time with this: I want to pass a command line argument. for example; test.exe is a console application (none dotnet) self terminating app. From cmd.exe if I type "test.exe -v" the cmd output text will display the test.exe version info. If I place the test.exe in the same path as my VB.net app.What I want to do is:
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How, can i pass any command line arguments (Through Run Command)pass when my VB application execute and that's valuesare receive when form activate.
View 12 RepliesI have beginner skills using VB (am using the Express edition to learn). I would like to know how to set up a conditional statement in a Windows Form (WF) app that would check if a specific command line has been passed by another separate app that launchesthe Windows Form app using command lines, and if not passed, then the Windows Form app would shut down (exit, close).So far, I can use:
For Each s As String In My.Application.CommandLineArgs
If s <> "xyz" Then
Me.Close()
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I am a beginner using Visual Studio Express 2010 to create a small console app to use as a utility accompanying another primary app that can pass a command line to the utility. I would like to set it up so that the utility will not run independently but only run and load its only form (Form1) if it is launched by the primary app using a "/run" command line parameter. (I can set up the primary app to launch and pass a command line parameter. I need help with the utility's code.)
The utility already has some VB code, so I need to figure out what code to add to receive and act on the " /run" command line and even more challenging for me, where to place this new code so it works.
pseudo-code:
initial event to read the command line, then if it is " /run" load Form1, else do not open and run utility app.
I want to receive command line argument in my application like this.I have two different projects A and b when i execute A it should give an error message ( No Arguments ) but if i executes the project B ( it should pass a command line argument and the project A should start normally. the problem it that i can start application with arguments but i do not know how to receive arguments and execute different processes.
View 1 RepliesRecently, I just helping my friend for developing game private server, in Game Client there are 3 application is needed, its is a patcher, launcher, and main exe, my friend use open source (C++ language) application for the patcher, the patcher is work nicely, and the launcher is program that launch main exe, its using launcher because main exe is need some argument to run, the launcher is created by me.The problem is the user can be run game directly without opening the patcher, so I want to change default command line (usually "0" / "1") in launcher to 3, and I have the trap if user open directly the launcher
If My.Application.CommandLineArgs.Item(0) = "3" Then
MsgBox("Please Run Patcher to proceed the game!")
End
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Can VisualStudio VisualBasic be opened with a command line argument specifying a custom constant for conditional coding? Instead of specifying it at "properties > Compile > Adv Compile Opts > Custom constants", I would like to just run a .BAT file that opens VisualStudio/VisualBasic and my source code with the "Custom constant" already set for the conditional coding.
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I have a file called Test.txt with a one line of String equal to 'This is String', and I've created a command line argument to compare the MD5 results, why am I not getting a match?
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How would that work? I can't find any documentation in the MSDN.you know how when you open a txt file it opens up notepad and loads the file? how does the whole 'loading the file' thing work in VB?
View 1 RepliesI have a normal windows forms application. A button launches a command line application.I need to insert an argument automatically without the keyboard. Then hide the command line application. I've been trying to figure out how to do this but with little success.I need to build a function that does this but I've never built a function before.Here is what I have but it tells me it may result in a null exception.(Because I'm not doing something quite right.)[code]
View 8 RepliesI am struggling to pass a parameter to a VB.NET application via a Windows scheduled task. It works perfectly in Visual Studio (passing a command line arguement via project properties).If I am calling a VB6 application, then I will supply the following parameters and it works:
Run: c:progra~1TestTest.exe TestParameter Start In: c:progra~1Test However, if I supply the same parameters in VB.NET, the program throws an exception when it tries to create an instance of a class in the Form.Load: System.NullReferenceException cannot create instance of object.
I have also tried the following:Run: c:program filesTestTest.exe TestParameter Start In: "c:program filesTest" This time the status of the scheduled task changes to "cannot start".What is the correct way to specify command line parameters in a scheduled task for a VB.NET program?UPDATE I found the solution on this web page:[URL}.. I am still confused as to why the program would not create an instance of an object when I used the 8 bit paths (i.e. progra~1)
I'm currently creating a new process and then executing an executable from a specified location:
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If I try to display a command line argument that has double quotes around, the double quotes are always stripped off. How can I avoid this?
for example, the argument is "c:xx.txt" and this displays c:xx.txt instead Console.WriteLine((My.Application.CommandLineArgs(4)))
Does the following work in VB 2008 for passing an array to a function:
Public Function functionname(ByVal array1() As Short, ByVal array2() as Short) As Short
Also, can ByRef be used in place of ByVal?
Private Sub SpecialMenu( ByVal ddItems As ToolStripItemCollection, method as ??)
...
AddHandler ddItems(item).Click, AddressOf method
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How can I pass a sub address into a subroutine.
I understand delagates but not enough to figure this out.
I have a sub that creates and adds menu items to a menu and I need to use it in more than one project so I want to put it into a library.
But I don't know how pass it the address of the subs to attach to the new menu items.
I am trying to pass an argument to a sub then have it add to my listview, my code is:
Module modFunctionsSubs
'Function and sub routines
'This sub logs an even in the listview
Public Sub logEvent(ByVal statusText As String)
listViewMainLog.Items.Add(statusText)
End Sub
End Module
My argument is getting through ok, statusText but I get an error:
'Name listViewMainLog is not declared'
Can we pass more than 2 argument to our events, tell me in brief about Events
View 1 RepliesI've got several user controls and every time I add them, I post this
Dim uc As New ucTemplates ' 'ucTemplates' is the name of the actual user contrll
gbControls.Controls.Clear()
gbControls.Controls.Add(uc)
So, I'd like to create a sub that does the same thing, passing the usercontrol as an argument
Private Sub AddUC(myControl as UserControl)
gbControls.Controls.Clear()
gbControls.Controls.Add(myControl)
End Sub
But - when I try:
addUC(ucTemplates)
I get an error that ucTemplates is a type and cannot be used as an expression
I can get it working if I add the Dim uc As New before the addUC - but I'd rather have it so I only repeat one line, not 2
I have created my app to load with a argument
now, what I want to know if it's possible to pass the load argument even if app is loaded
like
app.exe -a = loads a special form on app.exe at load time
and if app.exe is already loaded to load same form if user requests it again from a shortcut or so
<p>I'm trying to use a function that takes a variable referring to various listboxes.</p><p>Something along the lines of:</p><p>Calling code:</p><p>...</p><p> Dim lstBox
as ListBox</p><p> if a=1 then lstBox = Me.ListBox1 else lstBox = Me.ListBox2</p><p> MyFunction(lstBox)</p><p>...</p><p></p><p>Called function:</p><p>
public sub MyFunction(lstCtrl as ListBox)</p><p></p><p>lstCtrl.Add()....</p><p></p>
The problem that I am facing is that I want to call a shared DLL created by qt4. Now reading the result from the DLL file is working well and good. But the problem arised while passing arguments required by the function in the dll file.The argument (both string or int) is not passed properly. Suppose I pass an integer argument 8, but 1 is passed. Whatever is my input only 1 is passed.
View 2 RepliesFirst let me say that I am not sure whether or not this should go in this section or the API section, and if it needs to be moved I apologize. My issue is fairly straight forward, but for some reason I cannot get it to work.
I am trying to send a command to a command line and then submit the command. I have been trying without success to get this to work in v2008 Express and v2010 Express, Here is the code I am trying to us:
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" ( _
ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As String _
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View 6 RepliesI have several parameters consisting of separate System.Byte() arrays. What I need is the syntax for a function declaration where the parameter is an array of arrays - I do not want to delve into System.Collections, and it's my preference not to CType each array into an Object and then back into a Byte().
Problem I'm having here is that:
Public Function MyFunc(arrayparam() As System.Byte) As System.Byte()
accepts a single-dimensional Array of individual Bytes.
Then Public Function MyFunc(arrayparam() As System.Byte()) As System.Byte()
How can i pass the button click as an argument in a function.
View 6 RepliesI'm writting a class that needs the form handle but there is a way to use it without send it as argument in the class constructor or in a property?I know that the handler is not set until the form is completely loaded so that is another problem too.The basic idea is catch the form handle without pass it as argument and handle the wm messages.
View 2 RepliesI am using the following code to run defrag and to analyze if the C: drive requires defragmentation:
Dim analyze As Process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:WindowsSystem32defrag.exe", "C: /a /h /u /v")
This process runs through analyzing, runs it in normal mode & prints the progress to the command window.
My problem is that as soon as the process is complete the command window closes. I need it to stay open so that I can read the results.
I am trying to send a command to the external command line (cmd.exe) from the Windows form application that I'm writing in VB.NET (using VS2008).
I can only access the external program thru the command line (its not my program) and I must do so from a form app.
I am trying to use the following code. I am able to call a cmd.exe window, but I can't pass the command line my command.
Using mp As New Process
With mp.StartInfo
.FileName = "cmd.exe"
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I am using a CheckedListBox that is populated with Filenames (full path, i.e. C:TestTest.jpg)When I have the files that I want in the CheckedListBox I wish to click a Start Button which will process the list one at a time using an exe program that runs on the Command Line. There are arguments that need to pass to the command line as well as the file location in order for the program to process.I currently have it working but the issue is the loop finishes quickly and it is left up to the CMD.exe to finish the process. What I would like is for the LOOP to wait until each file completes processing before passing the command for the next file in the CheckedListBox.There some reasons I wish for it to work this way.
1) I would like to have a button that can Pause/Restart the Loop.
2) I would like to have a button that can Stop the Loop so the whole process can end.
3) I would like to have the Loop remove each file one by one from the CheckedListBox after it has been processed.
4) I would like to display a Message once all the files have been processed.
5) And if it were possible I would like to report the status either by text or a progress bar showing where it is at in the process.
6) And the ability to add some error handling if possible.
Since the Loop finishes so quickly as it just passes the command to the command line using the & as a seperator it is the command line that is handling the rest of the process. Because of this there is not control over it in the GUI.The code I am using allows the Command Line text to display in the Form so it won't open up a seperate window to run CMD.exe. This is the desired affect as I would like everything to appear to run from within the Form itself.
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Using VB 2010 Express. I'm having trouble executing an .exe from my application with command line arguments. It works in the desktop shortcut but passing it from my application it's just writing %username% in and not pulling the username as if it was doing it in cmd line. Here is the path/arguments as we use them currently in a desktop shortcut:
"C:program.exe" /z app /s 1.1.1.1 /p 29091 /a U=%username% It all works fine other than %username%