Debugging a cmd window program

Question

I have an existing program that runs in a cmd window that takes a variable number of arguments. I need to modify this program and wish to debug it in VS C++. Is there an easy way to provide a command string to the debugger or pass a command string to _tmain()?

Thanks,
John

Answer 1

You should always state which version of Visual Studio
or Visual C++ you're using, as the exact instructions may
vary across versions and editions.

By way of a general visual assist to the suggestion from
RLWA32, the steps to get to the properties described in
the page provided are generally as follows:

In the Solution Explorer window, right-click the mouse
on the Project node.

On the menu that pops up, scroll to the bottom and
click on the Properties link.

A Properties Page should appear that looks more or less
like this pic from VS 2017.

Select the "Debugging" property, and in the pane
on the right enter your command line arguments
where shown.

• Wayne

Answer 2

You can specify command line arguments for your C++ program in the project properties page as described here debugging-prop-pages