In unit System you have available CmdLine, ParamCount and ParamStr[index].

<quote from Borland help file>
The following example beeps once for each beep passed in on the
command line. The example terminates the application if  exit is
passed in on the command line.

void __fastcall TForm1::FormCreate(TObject *Sender)

{
   for (int i=0;i<=ParamCount();i++)
   {
     if (LowerCase(ParamStr(i)) == "beep")
       Beep(10000,1000);
     else if (LowerCase(ParamStr(i)) == "exit")
       Application->Terminate();
   }

</quote>

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Use the lpCmdLine argument pased to your WinMain() or with Builder
ParamStr and ParamCount or even, if you #include <dos.h>, _argc et
_argv. All this is in the online help.

Michel
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Where in my Windows Gui program do I pick up the command line arguments
passed to it and how?

Thanks,

Phil

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Thanks

search the help file, but was looking for things like arc and arv, I guess
it is one of those things that is easy to find when you know what you are
looking for

Phil

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