Arguement acceptance, shell command

[shawnnason]

I have written a VB application that performs registry upgrades. I now want to modify it so that the program can be run remotely. I would like to be able to run, from a remote machine, a VB application that uses the shell "net use" command. I want to allow the remote user to make a few choices, then have the remote app pass those choices along to the local app as parameters that the local app uses. Is there a way for a VB app to accept command line arguments? Also, is there a way to get a return code from a shell command to know if it has completed? Right now I have a delay set up that takes X amount of time, but I don't want to wait X each time if it only takes a second or two. So, Id like to use the return as a trigger to end the delay.

Shawn

 

[Niv3k]

Yes, and Yes.

To retrieve the command line:
msgbox Command

To set up a command line while still developing your app, go to Project properties, select the Make tab, and fill in Command Line Arguments.

Shell should return a value if you run it as a function, i.e.:
X=Shell "Notepad.exe"

It depends on the app you're running for a return value. If this doesn't work, you'll have to use some API's to create a process, and wait for the process to terminate, and retrieve the exit code.

 

[shawnnason]

Where can I find the various values returned by the shell command?