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pjd

Joined: 15 Jul 2007
Posts: 47

pjd

Does anyone know which api call is used for retrieving command line arguments?

07 Aug 2007, 08:47

Yardman

Joined: 12 Apr 2005
Posts: 244
Location: US

Yardman

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07 Aug 2007, 08:54

madmatt

Joined: 07 Oct 2003
Posts: 1045
Location: Michigan, USA

madmatt

Here's some code:

Code:

local argc:DWORD, argv:DWORD, stringmem:DWORD

     invoke  GetCommandLine
     mov     [stringmem], eax
     ;argv = pointer to array of unicode strings, argc = number of string arguments
     invoke  CommandLineToArgvW, eax, addr argc
     mov     [argv], eax
     .
     .
     .
     invoke  LocalFree, [stringmem]
     invoke  ExitProcess, 0

08 Aug 2007, 05:11

shoorick

Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 1608
Location: Ukraine

shoorick

maybe this more correct (i've not tested it, just by docs):

Code:

     . 
     invoke  GlobalFree,[argv]
     invoke  ExitProcess, 0

08 Aug 2007, 06:10

asmfan

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 392
Location: Russian

asmfan

Code:

invoke  LocalFree, [stringmem]

wrong while

Code:

invoke  GlobalFree,[argv]

is right.
GetCommandLine returns only pointer on already allocated by loader memory. While CommandLineToArgvW allocates additional memory for all args within commandline. Thus this allocated memory should be freed.

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08 Aug 2007, 07:39

pjd

Joined: 15 Jul 2007
Posts: 47

pjd

What I really wanted was something that gets one argument at a time and returns a pointer to a null-terminated string like on linux.

that won't be hard to write though.

Is there anything that will show me what important functions are in the api? using msdn is like stumbling blind until the solution appears out of nowhere

08 Aug 2007, 16:33

shoorick

Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 1608
Location: Ukraine

shoorick

check this: http://board.flatassembler.net/topic.php?t=6663

09 Aug 2007, 04:53

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