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igoticecream
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:12 pm    Post subject: Command argument problem Reply with quote
Hi, i'm coding a small app with visual c++ that recieve a directory as an argument for later do the work, so i run it with cmd like: >app.exe C:\Program Files

now here comes to problem, i want "C:\Program Files" be on argv[1] and i get argv[1] = C:\Program and argv[2] = Files... does anyone know how to fix this problem?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
put the path in quotes
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i think you have to use double \'s if i remember correctly..
like...

Code:
"C:\\Program Files\\WhateverUWant\\app.exe"

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
manc wrote:
i think you have to use double \'s if i remember correctly..
like...

Code:
"C:\\Program Files\\WhateverUWant\\app.exe"

you don't. that is a separate thing, breaking out of control characters
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
manc wrote:
i think you have to use double \'s if i remember correctly..
like...

Code:
"C:\\Program Files\\WhateverUWant\\app.exe"


No, i get it right if i use a non-whitespace path.

Thanks Slugsnack, now it work
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just a sidenote if you need, to escape a quote from command line, use double quotes:
Code:
"value with whitespace=""hello"""
so it becomes
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value with whitespace="hello"
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