Commandline syntax

[jj2007]

Well I think it's a bad idea jj. A single quote is a legitimate filename character. Look how much chaos a space can cause, now you want to add to that?

Sorry, I don't understand where the problem is. If you drag one of these exotic single quote files over get cl.exe, you do get the correct result with MasmBasic CL$(n)...

[sinsi]

But you are talking of using the character ' as a quote/delimiter. For me, your results in the second test are wrong at arg4.

This line behaves marginally different:
"get cl.exe" arg1 "'Lead2" "Tail3'" 'these "quotes" are cute' "isn't it fun?" "'apo quotes'"

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Results for MasmBasic CL$(n):
arg #0 = [get cl.exe]
arg #1 = [arg1]
arg #2 = ['Lead2]
arg #3 = [Tail3']
arg #4 = [these "quotes" are cute]
arg #5 = [isn't it fun?]
arg #6 = ['apo quotes']

Results for Masm32 GetCL:
arg #0 = [get cl.exe]
arg #1 = [arg1]
arg #2 = ['Lead2]
arg #3 = [Tail3']
arg #4 = ['these]
arg #5 = [quotes]
arg #6 = [are]
arg #7 = [cute']
arg #8 = [isn't it fun?]
arg #9 = ['apo quotes']


For a specific use it works, as long as you know it, but it goes against the convention of using character " to enclose single args.

[FORTRANS]

The single quote has always been a legal character, the double quote hasn't. All up to you how you want to do it, but convention says no.

Hi,

   That was what I was trying to say.  Thanks for clarifying.

Cheers,

Steve

[jj2007]

Four exotic files dropped over Get CL.exe, original commandline as received from GetCommandLine:

"D:\masm32\RichMasm\Get CL.exe" D:\masm32\RichMasm\Tail' D:\masm32\RichMasm\'Lead "D:\masm32\RichMasm\Copy of Apo'po'.txt" D:\masm32\RichMasm\Apo'po'.txt

Results for MasmBasic CL$(n):

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arg #0 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\Get CL.exe]
arg #1 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\Tail']
arg #2 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\'Lead]
arg #3 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\Copy of Apo'po'.txt]
arg #4 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\Apo'po'.txt]

Results for Masm32 GetCL:

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arg #0 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\Get CL.exe]
arg #1 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\Tail']
arg #2 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\'Lead]
arg #3 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\Copy of Apo'po'.txt]
arg #4 = [D:\masm32\RichMasm\Apo'po'.txt]