> myprogram param1 param2 > > made those two variables available to the program and you could do some > action, just like passing variables to a function. > > How do you do that in FPC in Linux?
Don't know if it's different in Linux, but in the DOS version at least you can use paramstr(1), paramstr(2), etc. if (paramstr(1)='test') then writenln('you passed the parameter passing test') regards, DONALD. E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] BIG DON's Home-page - http://jedi.apana.org.au/~jims_son Pedder Passer Rating - http://jedi.apana.org.au/~jims_son/PPR AusNFL mailing-list - http://jedi.apana.org.au/mailman/listinfo/ausnfl "What I always wanted is to be accepted, not understood" - MAN RAY _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal