$CmdLine[0] Help

[Zane]

I'm testing the autoit Command Line Parameters, when I use my executable without parameters is normally executed but when I use different parameters I get this message, please help me

Code:

Select
    
Case $CmdLine[0] = ""
    MsgBox (0, "", "no parameter was used")
    ;do something 
    
Case $CmdLine[1] = "/p1"
    MsgBox (0, "", "parameter 1 was used")
    ;do something 
    
Case $CmdLine[2] = "/p2"    
    MsgBox (0, "", "parameter 2 was used")
    ;do something 
    
Case $CmdLine[3] = "/p3"
    MsgBox (0, "", "parameter 3 was used")
    ;do something 
    
EndSelect

[Mat]

For $i = 1 to $CmdLine[0]
   If $CmdLine[$i] = "/p" & $i Then MsgBox (0, "", "parameter " & $i & " was used")
Next

haven't tested, written on the fly, but its the idea that counts

Mat

[GEOSoft]

If $CmdLine[0] > 0 Then
    For $i = 1 To Ubound($CmdLine) -1
        MsgBox(0, "Result", "Parameter " & $i & " = " & $CmdLine[$i])
    Next
EndIf

[Zane]

thank you very much, but im testing with other commands and i get the same message

for example:

Select
    
Case $CmdLine[0] = ""
    Run ("c:\windows\notepad.exe")
       
Case $CmdLine[1] = "/a"
    RegDelete ("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MyApplication1", "Startup")
   
Case $CmdLine[2] = "/b"    
    MsgBox (0, "", "msgbx example")
        
Case $CmdLine[3] = "/c"
    InetGet("http://www.autoitscript.com/cgi-bin/getfile.pl?autoit3/autoit-v3-setup.exe", "C:\autoit.exe")
    
EndSelect

Edited November 22, 2009 by Zane

[dantay9]

You need to read $CMDLine[0] to find out how many elements are in the array. You can't check $CMDLine[3] if there were only two parameters given.

[GEOSoft]

thank you very much, but im testing with other commands and i get the same message

for example:

Select
    
Case $CmdLine[0] = ""
    Run ("c:\windows\notepad.exe")
       
Case $CmdLine[1] = "/a"
    RegDelete ("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MyApplication1", "Startup")
   
Case $CmdLine[2] = "/b"    
    MsgBox (0, "", "msgbx example")
        
Case $CmdLine[3] = "/c"
    InetGet("http://www.autoitscript.com/cgi-bin/getfile.pl?autoit3/autoit-v3-setup.exe", "C:\autoit.exe")
    
EndSelect

To Empasize what we have been trying to show you. $CmdLine[0] will NEVER be "". It holds the number of elements in the array $CmdLine

[martin]

To Empasize what we have been trying to show you. $CmdLine[0] will NEVER be "". It holds the number of elements in the array $CmdLine

Well I don't quite agree with that

if $CmdLine[0] = '' then ConsoleWrite("yes it can" & @CRLF)

@Zane. Your approach could work if you did this

Select

    Case $CmdLine[0] = ""
    Run[/url] ("c:\windows\notepad.exe")

    Case $CmdLine[0] > 0 And $CmdLine[1] = "/a"
    RegDelete("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MyApplication1", "Startup")

    Case $CmdLine[0] > 1 And $CmdLine[2] = "/b"
    MsgBox(0, "", "msgbx example")

    Case $CmdLine[0] > 2 And $CmdLine[3] = "/c"
    InetGet("http://www.autoitscript.com/cgi-bin/getfile.pl?autoit3/autoit-v3-setup.exe", "C:\autoit.exe")

EndSelect

But you have to remember that if one parameter matches the case test then you will never get to act on the folowing parameters, so I wouldn't recommend that way of dealing with parameters.

Edited November 22, 2009 by martin

[GEOSoft]

Well I don't quite agree with that

if $CmdLine[0] = '' then ConsoleWrite("yes it can" & @CRLF)

True, the point I really should have made is that $CmdLine[0] will never hold a parameter. I'm ot sure that the OP knows what $CmdLine is for either or even knows that the script has to be compiled for it to work properly.