GetCommandLine() Under Win32s (102762)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Win32s 1.3c
- Microsoft Win32s 1.0
- Microsoft Win32s 1.1
- Microsoft Win32s 1.2
- Microsoft Win32s 1.3
- Microsoft Win32s 1.30a
This article was previously published under Q102762 SUMMARY
Under Win32s, GetCommandLine() includes the full drive/path of the
executable, while under Windows NT GetCommandLine() does not include the
full path.
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When programs are run from the Program Manager or the File Manager on
Windows 3.1, they are spawned using the full path. As a result, argv[0]
will have the complete path. When a Win32s application is spawned by a
16-bit application, Windows detects that the application is a Win32s
application. The full path is passed to Win32s regardless of whether or not
WinExec() was invoked with the full path. As a result, 32-bit applications
receive the full path.
When a Win32-based application is spawned from another Win32-based
application, the 32-bit kernel passes the information as given by the
parent process (that is, if a Win32-based application is started via
CreateProcess() from another Win32-based application, argv[0] will contain
the path that the spawning application passed in).
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/6/2004 |
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| Keywords: | KB102762 |
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