Parse command line arguments with options

[ashok.k]

Hi,

In a .NET console application, I want to pass parameters with options like below.

program.exe -c <config file> -t <type> -s <start date> -e <end date>

If a console program is called like above, we need to get the individual values in the progam properly even if the order of the parameters have changed.

program.exe -t <type> -c <config file> -e <end date> -s <start date>

How to parse the command line arguments with options like -t, -c ,-s etc... and get the corresponding value in the code.

Also, If an additional parameter is passed without any options i need to capture that as well in the code.



Thanks
Ashok

 

[IanRyder]

Hi,

Have alook here:-

Environment.GetCommandLineArgs Method (System)

You will find that MSDN is an excellent resource for questions like this.

Cheers,

Ian

 

[jmcilhinney]

While there's nothing wrong with IanRyder's suggestion, in a Console app you will be using your own Main method as the entry point, so you can also get the commandline arguments directly as an array parameter in that, e.g.

Sub Main(args As String())