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CmdLine

unit
System
category
command line utilities

declaration
var CmdLine: PChar

description
Returns the pointer to string that contains the command-line arguments.
Use ParamStr to access individual arguments. Delphi uses space character to break command line parameters; use double quotes around text that contains space characters (long file names).

example
var s: string;

s:=CmdLine;

ShowMessage('Program called with parametes: ' + s);

in real code
Run with Parameters
How to pass command-line parameters to your Delphi application and how to handle them.

see also
ParamStr,


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