Using ProgramParameter

[funk.munich]

Hi everybody,

do someone know how I can use ProgramParameter under Mac OS (10.7.2).
What I did:

(1) Create stupid program

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For i = 0 To CountProgramParameters()
  PrintN(ProgramParameter(i))  
Next

(2) Compile Options
- Executable Format = Console

(3) PureBasic has created a "test.app"

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drwx------   3 daniel  staff    102  3 Dez 15:19 test.app

(4) When I run the app with commands I retrieve only the following:

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test hello world
-bash: test: hello: unary operator expected

Any suggestions from your side?

Many thanks in advance,
Daniel

[IdeasVacuum]

unary operator expected

That seems to be your clue - some sort of prefix or other syntax required, such as /h/e/l/l/o /w/o/r/l/d

[remi_meier]

'test' is a built-in bash 'program'
See here: http://ss64.com/bash/test.html

If it's anything like on Linux, you'll have to refer to your application as

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./test.app

And I think you start an "application bundle" with

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open ./test.app first_arg

[funk.munich]

Hi everybody,

thanks for your help however both suggestion from you does not help
Did it work on your system (Mac OS)?

Thx,
Daniel

[Shardik]

Please try my following working code example. If you want to test
the example from the IDE you need to use OpenConsole(). Otherwise
you can delete it.

In order to start my example in a console you have to change the
"Executable format" in "Compiler/Compiler Options..." from "MacOS"
to "Console" before compiling and saving the example.

Before starting the compiled example you have to start a console
("Terminal"), change into the folder with your compiled "test" program
and start it with

./test hello world

An alternative way is to type in the complete path to "test":
(This is the correct path on my Mac, of course you have to change it
to the correct path on your Mac. Please note that I had to use double
quotes because the path contains a blank in the subfolder "MacOS X".)

"/Volumes/DATEN/Programmierung/PureBASIC/Beispiele/MacOS X/Downloads/Konsole/test1" hello world

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If OpenConsole()
  If CountProgramParameters() = 0
    PrintN("No program parameters detected!")
  Else
    For i = 0 To CountProgramParameters() - 1
      PrintN(ProgramParameter(i)) 
    Next
  EndIf

  PrintN("")
  PrintN("Press <Enter> to continue...")
  Input()
EndIf

[funk.munich]

Hi Shardik,

many thanks ... you're right ... in this way it works as expected.
I tried to combine GUI with Console and add the wrong information into the code.

Thx for your help,
Daniel

[J. Baker]

Here's an example of ProgramParameter() using a normal window.

Compile the following as "Test.app" to your desktop.

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If OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 400, 260, "Receive Parameters", #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_MinimizeGadget | #PB_Window_ScreenCentered)
  
   EditorGadget(0, 5, 5, 390, 250)
   
   For i = 0 To CountProgramParameters() - 1
    AddGadgetItem(0, i, ProgramParameter(i))
   Next
   
 Repeat
    
  Event = WaitWindowEvent()

 Until Event = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
  
EndIf

End

Then run the following code.

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RunProgram("open", GetHomeDirectory() + "Desktop/Test.app --args Hello World", "")