command line options

[IronMan]

I have a small application that i am using InForm to show one Form with a progress bar. That's all it does is pop up, show the progress bar why the app is running, and then ends. Would there be a way to run the application and be able to use a command line option to run it without showing the Form and progress bar? in other words, if I executed the application with a command line option like /n or whatever, to avoid showing the Form and running it in a non-graphical mode. Would this be possible?

Something like:

 application.exe          '   Runs normal and displays graphical version

 application.exe  /n     '  Does not show Form or anything on screen by still runs

Hope this is not too confusing.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.
- Kent

[FellippeHeitor]

Add this to the beginning of your main module:

Code: QB64: [Select]

1. $CONSOLE
2. _CONSOLE _HIDE

Then use COMMAND$() to check whether there were parameters (remember COMMAND$ is an array and goes from 1 to _COMMANDCOUNT). If the parameter to hide the screen is used, call:

Code: QB64: [Select]

1. _SCREENHIDE
2. _CONSOLE _SHOW
3. _DEST _CONSOLE

before the SUB section starts in the main module and add the console-only code. Don't forget to end it with SYSTEM, so control is given back to the command prompt.