Peter -
Although I agree with the earlier comment regarding DDE, I occasionally use the
following method:
It's a workspace, which starts a mapbasic program and then "feeds" the program
with arguments. I use it to "start MapInfo with a MapBasic program and
command-line parameters" from a windows shortcut (pointing to the workspace) or
from a batch file.
The workspace can also be created on-the-fly from an external or another
MapBasic program. The same program can execute the workspace afterwards.
Workspace (simple.wor)
++++++++++++++++++++
!Workspace
!Version 600
!Charset WindowsLatin1
Run application "simple.mbx"
dim n as integer
n = DDEInitiate("MapInfo","simple.mbx")
DDEExecute n, "1. argument"
DDEExecute n, "2. argument"
undim n
++++++++++++++++++++
Program (simple.mb)
++++++++++++++++++++
include "mapbasic.def"
Declare Sub Main ()
Declare Sub RemoteMsgHandler ()
Sub Main ()
' Do nothing here..
End Sub
Sub RemoteMsgHandler
Dim sArg as string
sArg = CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_MSG)
' Do something with the argument here..
print sArg
' if MapInfo must be stopped
' after processing the argument
' then uncomment the next line
' End MapInfo
End Sub
Regards
Bo Thomsen
GeoConsult I/S
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Sendt: 10. januar 2006 05:12
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Emne: [MI-L] Passing parameters to an MBX
Hi All,
Is it possible to pass parameters to an MBX?
I have to integrate my MBX with a third party application. The third party
application will launch my MBX passing an ID number to it, my MBX then
assembles a dataset based on this ID number and performs operations on it.
If this can't be done, then any ideas?
I could write a small EXE in Delphi which could be called by the third party
app, the EXE could write the parameters to a text file and launch the MBX.
The MBX could then read that text file........ is there an easier way
without having to write middleware?
Cheers,
Peter
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