Passing a parameter to a variable in code C#

Question

I am trying to use this program, but I would like to be able to pass a parameter where:

DeleteOnReboot(@"C:\test.txt");

"C:\Text" is

So I could call consoleapp.exe /C:\test2.exe

So I would have a variable in code e.g.

DeleteOnReboot(@"%VARIABLE%");

Full Code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern bool MoveFileEx(string
lpExistingFileName, string lpNewFileName, int dwFlags);

public const int MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT = 0x4;

public static void DeleteOnReboot(string filename)
{
if (!MoveFileEx(filename, null,
MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT))
    Console.WriteLine("Failed");
}

static void Main(string[] args)
{
DeleteOnReboot(@"C:\test.txt");
Console.ReadKey();
}
    }
}

kstev · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-20 22:08:05Z

2

just use the args array that is in the entry point of your program (Main)

Example:

DeleteOnReboot(args[0]);

answered May 20, 2011 at 22:08

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David Ly Over a year ago

He already did, just replace DeleteOnReboot(@"C:\test.txt"); with DeleteOnReboot(args[0]);

David Ly Over a year ago

Well, I guess you'd need to change consoleapp.exe /C:\test2.exe to consoleapp.exe C:\test2.exe

M3NTA7 · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-20 22:12:16Z

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You need to pull the file path, name from string[] args.

DeleteOnReboot(args[0]);

Or something similar and call it like this: consoleapp.exe C:\test2.exe

answered May 20, 2011 at 22:12

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BugFinder · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-20 22:07:20Z

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Have you checked the contents of your args variable in main? this is where the parameters are passed to and how you can access them in your console app.

answered May 20, 2011 at 22:07

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BugFinder Over a year ago

You dont "set" it, the args are already available, check the declaration of main, they are there for you to use.

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