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c++ - argv corrupted by long directory names

reply "James" <ploppy.powell virgin.net> writes:
I'm passing arguments to the following Win32 console application:
     C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
Stuff\Development\Test.exe

When I use the debugger to test this, instead of *argv[0] containing the
above file spec it contains the characters leading up to the first space.
So,
*argv[0] == "C:\Documents"
*argv[1] == "and"
*argv[2] == "Settings\James\My Documents\My"
....

Anyone know a solution to this ?

James
Aug 09 2002
next sibling parent reply Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.cc> writes:
Have you tried putting it between quotes?
This way of passing arguments is what Win32 does.
A 'space' separates arguments...

"C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My Stuff\Development\Test.exe"

Jan



James wrote:


 I'm passing arguments to the following Win32 console application:
      C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
 Stuff\Development\Test.exe

 When I use the debugger to test this, instead of *argv[0] containing the
 above file spec it contains the characters leading up to the first space.
 So,
 *argv[0] == "C:\Documents"
 *argv[1] == "and"
 *argv[2] == "Settings\James\My Documents\My"
 ....

 Anyone know a solution to this ?

 James
Aug 09 2002
parent reply "James" <ploppy.powell virgin.net> writes:
I can't control what the first argument is and therefore can't put quotes
around it.
*argv[0] always contains the name and path of the executable.
User supplied arguments start at *argv[1].



"Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.cc> wrote in message
news:3D541F5E.218FE4C smartsoft.cc...

 Have you tried putting it between quotes?
 This way of passing arguments is what Win32 does.
 A 'space' separates arguments...

 "C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My




 Jan



 James wrote:


 I'm passing arguments to the following Win32 console application:
      C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
 Stuff\Development\Test.exe

 When I use the debugger to test this, instead of *argv[0] containing the
 above file spec it contains the characters leading up to the first







 So,
 *argv[0] == "C:\Documents"
 *argv[1] == "and"
 *argv[2] == "Settings\James\My Documents\My"
 ....

 Anyone know a solution to this ?

 James
Aug 09 2002
parent reply Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.cc> writes:
<g>
I guess you can not...
Sorry, I should have read better, I thought you were talking about > argv [ 0 ].

Anyways I tried the same thing and for me it seems to work just fine:

#include <stdio.h>

int  main ( int  argc, char  **argv )
{
   for ( int  i = 0 ; i < argc ; i++ )
      printf ( "'%s'\n", *( argv + i ) );

   return (  0 );
}


C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp>test0149 test
'C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp\Test0149.exe'
'test'

C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp>test0149 test
'C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp\Test0149.exe'
'test'

C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp>cd\

C:\>"C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp\Test0149.exe"
'C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp\Test0149.exe'

C:\>

Are you sure you are targetting Win32?

Jan



James wrote:


 I can't control what the first argument is and therefore can't put quotes
 around it.
 *argv[0] always contains the name and path of the executable.
 User supplied arguments start at *argv[1].

 "Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.cc> wrote in message
 news:3D541F5E.218FE4C smartsoft.cc...

 Have you tried putting it between quotes?
 This way of passing arguments is what Win32 does.
 A 'space' separates arguments...

 "C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My




 Jan



 James wrote:


 I'm passing arguments to the following Win32 console application:
      C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
 Stuff\Development\Test.exe

 When I use the debugger to test this, instead of *argv[0] containing the
 above file spec it contains the characters leading up to the first







 So,
 *argv[0] == "C:\Documents"
 *argv[1] == "and"
 *argv[2] == "Settings\James\My Documents\My"
 ....

 Anyone know a solution to this ?

 James
Aug 09 2002
parent reply "James" <ploppy.powell virgin.net> writes:
Jan

I actually made a slight mistake in my original description of the problem.
I'm passing 3 arguments to the IDDE Project->Arguments facility.
Writing all arguments received to the screen (enclosed in <>), I get:

argc is 9
arg 0 <C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
Stuff\Development\Work Areas\MODFLNM\modflnm.EXE>
arg 1 <and>
arg 2 <Settings\James\My>
arg 3 <Documents\My>
arg 4 <Stuff\Development\Work>
arg 5 <Areas\MODFLNM\modflnm.EXE>
arg 6 <music>
arg 7 <wav>
arg 8 <mp3>


Running the same program from the command prompt, the output is:

argc is 4
arg 0 <C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
Stuff\Development\Work Areas\MODFLNM\modflnm.EXE>
arg 1 <music>
arg 2 <wav>
arg 3 <mp3>

By the way, I'm running SCWMN32.EXE.

James




"Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.cc> wrote in message
news:3D5443F5.FFA66FDF smartsoft.cc...

 <g>
 I guess you can not...
 Sorry, I should have read better, I thought you were talking about > argv




 Anyways I tried the same thing and for me it seems to work just fine:

 #include <stdio.h>

 int  main ( int  argc, char  **argv )
 {
    for ( int  i = 0 ; i < argc ; i++ )
       printf ( "'%s'\n", *( argv + i ) );

    return (  0 );
 }


 C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp>test0149 test
 'C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp\Test0149.exe'
 'test'

 C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp>test0149 test
 'C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp\Test0149.exe'
 'test'

 C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp>cd\

 C:\>"C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp\Test0149.exe"
 'C:\Documents and Settings\JAK\Local Settings\Temp\Test0149.exe'

 C:\>

 Are you sure you are targetting Win32?

 Jan



 James wrote:


 I can't control what the first argument is and therefore can't put







 around it.
 *argv[0] always contains the name and path of the executable.
 User supplied arguments start at *argv[1].

 "Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.cc> wrote in message
 news:3D541F5E.218FE4C smartsoft.cc...

 Have you tried putting it between quotes?
 This way of passing arguments is what Win32 does.
 A 'space' separates arguments...

 "C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My




 Jan



 James wrote:


 I'm passing arguments to the following Win32 console application:
      C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
 Stuff\Development\Test.exe

 When I use the debugger to test this, instead of *argv[0] containing













 above file spec it contains the characters leading up to the first







 So,
 *argv[0] == "C:\Documents"
 *argv[1] == "and"
 *argv[2] == "Settings\James\My Documents\My"
 ....

 Anyone know a solution to this ?

 James
Aug 09 2002
parent "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:
Thanks for the clarification. The IDDE doesn't handle spaces in path names
in general. I hope to get this fixed in the future, but for now we're stuck
with that. Sorry.

"James" <ploppy.powell virgin.net> wrote in message
news:aj1gp6$3el$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 Jan

 I actually made a slight mistake in my original description of the




 I'm passing 3 arguments to the IDDE Project->Arguments facility.
 Writing all arguments received to the screen (enclosed in <>), I get:
Aug 09 2002
prev sibling parent reply Keith Fuller <Keith_member pathlink.com> writes:
You can try using this API call to get the command line:

LPTSTR GetCommandLine(VOID);


In article <aj0uke$2i46$1 digitaldaemon.com>, James says...

I'm passing arguments to the following Win32 console application:
     C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
Stuff\Development\Test.exe

When I use the debugger to test this, instead of *argv[0] containing the
above file spec it contains the characters leading up to the first space.
So,
*argv[0] == "C:\Documents"
*argv[1] == "and"
*argv[2] == "Settings\James\My Documents\My"
....

Anyone know a solution to this ?

James
Aug 09 2002
parent reply "James" <ploppy.powell virgin.net> writes:
Thanks.
I'm still at the very early stages of programming in this environment, so
API calls are still a little advanced for me.
I haven't started on c++ yet.
Thats's why I'm using the Win32 console.



"Keith Fuller" <Keith_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:aj1gpr$3ep$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 You can try using this API call to get the command line:

 LPTSTR GetCommandLine(VOID);


 In article <aj0uke$2i46$1 digitaldaemon.com>, James says...

I'm passing arguments to the following Win32 console application:
     C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\My
Stuff\Development\Test.exe

When I use the debugger to test this, instead of *argv[0] containing the
above file spec it contains the characters leading up to the first space.
So,
*argv[0] == "C:\Documents"
*argv[1] == "and"
*argv[2] == "Settings\James\My Documents\My"
....

Anyone know a solution to this ?

James
Aug 09 2002
parent Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.cc> writes:
James wrote:


 I haven't started on c++ yet.
 Thats's why I'm using the Win32 console.



<g> Those two are not related as such...
You can to C++ and Win32 Console.
You can do C and Win32 GUI
You can do C++ and Win32 GUI... and MFC.
Jan
Aug 09 2002