Win32 API command line arguments parsing

Question

I\'m writing Win32 console application, which can be started with optional arguments like this:

app.exe /argName1:\"argValue\" /argName2:\"argValue\"
         


        

Answer 1

You could mess around with various libraries and stuff... But sometimes all you require is something simple, practical and quick:

int i;
char *key, *value;

for( i = 1; i <= argc; i++ ) {
    if( *argv[i] == '/' ) {
        key = argv[i] + 1;
        value = strchr(key, ':');
        if( value != NULL ) *value++ = 0;
        process_option( key, value );
    } else {
        process_value( argv[i] );
    }
}

You get the idea...

This is assuming a normal Win32 console app as you have implied (which has a traditional main function). For Win32 apps you come in at WinMain instead, as another person has already commented.