Advertisement

07.03.2008 at 02:55PM PDT, ID: 23538307
[x]
Attachment Details

How to get command line arguments for application in c#

Asked by DanielBorson in Microsoft Visual C#.Net, .NET, C# Programming Language

Tags: c#, .net framework 3.5

I have an Windows Form application in C#.NET (framework 3.5). This application will get called by a button on other applications that will make the call open my application, including command line arguments. I found the attached code snippet off of MSDN for reading the command line arguments into a hashtable.

When I try and compile it, it won't because "Application" is a sealed class and another class may not inherit from it. I'd like on application startup to read the command line arguments into a hashtable (or something) so that I can use them anywhere else in the application. How do I do this? This is crucial to the successful working of my app.Start Free Trial
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
8:
9:
10:
11:
12:
13:
14:
15:
16:
17:
18:
19:
20:
21:
22:
23:
24:
25:
26:
27:
28:
29:
30:
31:
32:
33:
34:
35:
36:
37:
38:
39:
40:
41:
42:
43:
44:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Forms;
 
namespace CrewManagerInterface
{
    public partial class ArgumentApp : System.Windows.Application
    {
        // Indexed command line args using hash table
        public static Hashtable CommandLineArgs = new Hashtable();
 
        void app_Startup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
        {
            // Don't bother if no command line args were passed
            // NOTE: e.Args is never null - if no command line args were passed, 
            //       the length of e.Args is 0.
            if (e.Args.Length == 0) return;
 
            // Parse command line args for args in the following format:
            //   /argname:argvalue /argname:argvalue /argname:argvalue ...
            //
            // Note: This sample uses regular expressions to parse the command line arguments.
            // For regular expressions, see:
            // http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpgenref/html/cpconRegularExpressionsLanguageElements.asp
            string pattern = @"(?<argname>/\w+):(?<argvalue>\w+)";
            foreach (string arg in e.Args)
            {
                Match match = Regex.Match(arg, pattern);
 
                // If match not found, command line args are improperly formed.
                if (!match.Success) throw new ArgumentException("The command line arguments are improperly formed. Use /argname:argvalue.");
 
                // Store command line arg and value
                CommandLineArgs[match.Groups["argname"].Value] = match.Groups["argvalue"].Value;
            }
 
        }
    }
}
[+][-]07.03.2008 at 03:12PM PDT, ID: 21929771

View this solution now by starting your 7-day free trial. Setting up your free trial is quick, easy, and secure. We will return you to this solution, unlocked, when you're done.

 

About this solution

Zones: Microsoft Visual C#.Net, .NET, C# Programming Language
Tags: c#, .net framework 3.5
Sign Up Now!
Solution Provided By: rstomar
Participating Experts: 2
Solution Grade: B
 
 
[+][-]07.03.2008 at 03:15PM PDT, ID: 21929791

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]07.03.2008 at 10:41PM PDT, ID: 21931171

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]07.03.2008 at 10:42PM PDT, ID: 21931176

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
 
Loading Advertisement...
20080716-EE-VQP-32 / EE_QW_2_20070628