Thread: Saving and Loading Files

Hi,

In my graphics application, I have a class that deals with saving and loading files and I've created my own extension .x . I have a method in that class that takes the name of a file, opens it, reads it and generates a particular scene according to the syntax I've defined previously. But the thing is: I don't want to change my code every time I want to open a different file!

Here's what I have already done: I have associated my new .x extension to the executable in question. What I want to know is how to pass my file's name to my executable the minute I doubleclick it.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the arguments in

Code:

int main(int argc, char **argv)

Thanks for your help.

renanmzmendes

Hi, Wraithan.

I'm not quite sure if I completely understood what you've said, but I didn't want to have to type my file name every time I used my application. I wan't to use it like you'd use MSWord, for instance. When you doubleclick your file, the Operational System selects that application to be executed, and in addition makes it read and generate that file.
It would solve my problem if I could pass my file name as the argument **argv in main, when I doubleclicked the file. With this at hand, I could easily open, read and generate it using my application...

I hope I was clear enough.

renanmzmendes

Yeah, that's what I have already done (according to my first message). The thing is: in my code I need to know the filename to be able to use:

Code:

ifstream reader;

reader.open("filename.x");

With what you just told me, I would be only running my app, without using my filename, thus not opening it. I need to know how to pass my filename as an argument of my main when I doubleclick it, just like in any other respectable app...

Thanks

renanmzmendes

Thanks, Elysia.

I found out that argv[1] will be the filename when you doubleclick the file with the extension associated to your executable. That shall do it!

renanmzmendes