Help with autohotkey: Command line switches

[wreckedcarzz]

I am having trouble figuring out how to add support for command line switches for AHK programs (completed EXEs). I have googled over and over again, searched the AHK forum and documentation, and I can't find anything on it anywhere. I know it can be done due to Skrommel's BatteryRun.

Can anyone help me?

-Brandon

[jgpaiva]

Well, that's easy.

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NumberOfArguments = %0%

FirstArgument = %1%
SecondArgument = %2%
ThirdArgument = %3%

I recommend using this method of extracting the arguments to named variables, since '0','1','2' and '3' are pretty crappy names for variables!

[wreckedcarzz]

So like

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NumberofArguments = MyArgumentAmount

MyAction1 = /action1
MyAction2 = /action2

correct?

EDIT: Or do I switch those across the equal sign?

[wreckedcarzz]

Ah, I figured it out. Thanks a lot for that- it was driving me mad!

[wreckedcarzz]

Apparently, I didn't quite get it working- it only runs the top item in the list. Can someone take a look at this and explain to me how to get command2 and 3 to show their message boxes? I could only get command to work, but then it would run command2 also. And now nothing works- I am totally lost.

Help, anyone?

[justice]

I'm not sure what you're trying to get achieved but i think this is what you're looking for:

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mycommand=%1%
myothercommand=%2%
myotherothercommand=%3%

If mycommand = 1
{
MsgBox, success
}
else

If myothercommand = 1
{
MsgBox, failure
}
else
If myotherothercommand = 1
{
MsgBox, nothing
}

ExitApp

then call it like this:

• argumenttest 1
• argumenttest 0 1

first one will show success, second one failure

[wreckedcarzz]

Ah, OK. I think I understand now. I was messing up the parameters and then messed up the code.

EDIT: I am still lost, it keeps launching all the options at once. I am going to keep messing with the code to see what I am doing wrong.

[MilesAhead]

I have to say I never had such a struggle trying to get a switch off a command line.  Then to make it even more fun the Scite param passing tool in the editor is broken!!! Sheesh!!

All I'm trying to do is loop through the params and if the first is
/q do "quiet mode" but I can't even detect the /q.  It's really bizarre.

[MilesAhead]

seems like the only method that works at all is
Loop %0%

anything else, the value is blank.  really weird

[wr975]

Here's my version. (Edited to a simplier version.)

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loop
{
switch := %a_index%
if switch =
break

If switch = /h
msgbox, Command line parameter /h detected

If switch = /help
msgbox, Command line parameter /help detected

If switch = /hidden
msgbox, Command line parameter /hidden detected
}

Command line switches work in any order. Example:
scriptname /h
scriptname /h /hidden
scriptname /hidden /help /h

[MilesAhead]

Thanks for the reply.  What was really throwing me is the funky "left side" rule.
if 0 > 1     the 0 is on the "left side" so it's a variable name but

if (0 > 1  &&  1 = /q)

to me '1' should be on the "left side" but apparently it isn't.  Really a struggle
to do any compound if statement

so finally I just did

if 0 >1
  if 1 = /q   and it works.  I can't believe it