Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 15:52:34 GMT+0200
From: IBBT0 AT cc DOT uab DOT es
Subject: Help about '?' in command line arguments of my exe files
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Organization: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

I am unable to use argv[1][0] when it is '?' and the program runs
from any directory differnet from the root.

Example: PROGRAM.C

   #include <stdio.h>

   main(int argc, char *argv[])
   {
      printf ("Nr of arguments: %d. argv[1]: %s, argv[2]: %s",
                                       argc, argv[1], argv[2]);
   }

   I compile this code with GCC and I put the EXE file on a directory
   accesible from my path. If I runs from the root:

      C:\>PROGRAM ? hello

   the result is ok:

      Nr of arguments: 3. argv[1]: ?, argv[2]: hello

   But if I run it from another directory:

      C:\DOS>PROGRAM ? hello

   the result is WRONG

      Nr of arguments: 2. argv[1]: hello, argv[2]: (null)


HOW CAN I SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?????

* This problem also occurs if I run PROGRAM from a floppy disk (A:, B:) or
from another hard disk (D:).
* We are working on a 486, MS-DOS (ver. 6.2) machine.
* We compile using a .BAT file like this:
   gcc -Ic:/include -O c:/tc/c/c32/%1.c -lm -lpc -o c:/tc/proves/c32/%1.out
   coff2exe -s d:\djgpp\bin\go32.exe c:\tc\proves\c32\%1.out

My name is Xavier Pons; my e-mail is:
   ibbt0 AT cc DOT uab DOT es   /* Note that it is "ibbt0", not "ibbto" */

Many thanks for your help!!!!