Visual studio visual c++ problem with command line args (macros)

Question

Hallo,

I have created a visual c++ app in visual studio 2010. I tried to pass some command line args which I set up in Project->Properties->Debugging, in particular some paths that required for the program to work ($(TargetPath) and $(ProjectDir)). See relevant code of the main class:

int main(array<System::String ^> ^args) //args is the array with the several paths I want to pass.
{
//MessageBox::Show(/args[0]/"1", "0.1", MessageBoxButtons::OK, MessageBoxIcon::Information);
// Enabling Windows XP visual effects before any controls are created
Application::EnableVisualStyles();

Application::SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);

// Create the main window and run it
Application::Run(gcnew Form1(args));
return 0;
}

When I run my app through visual studio the command line args are working properly and are passed into the software.
But when I install my software (through a set up I have created with visual studio) and trying to launch it, it seems that the command line args cannot be read properly, in particular whatever I have set in the command arguments textbox of the Project->Properties_>Debugging, I always take the $(TargetPath) and olny that. As a result the software fails to launch as it requires the other path too.

Answer 1

Actually the program creates some extention associated files (e.g. .rbd files) through a Save As button into which all progress is stored. So if I double click on such a file I want the program to be launched at the progress point of the last save as event. For all this to work I need somehow to capture the path of that file on double clicking it so that the software is able to open it and read the stored info

In your setup project use the File Types editor to have the installer create your file type and associate the .rbd extension with the installed application. Refer to File Types Management in Deployment

Answer 2

Actually the program creates some extention associated files (e.g. .rbd files) through a Save As button into which all progress is stored. So if I double click on such a file I want the program to be launched at the progress point of the last save as event. For all this to work I need somehow to capture the path of that file on double clicking it so that the software is able to open it and read the stored info. This is all. I would be grateful if you have any ideas on how to solve this.

Answer 3

Thank you for your answer, I' ve spent lots of time to see why the macros are not working in the installed software. My setup project creates a shortcut that works fine but I don't know how to set up these arguments in the setup project so that they can be stored into a string.