Re: Name of a program

From	Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.programmer
Subject	Re: Name of a program
Date	2026-04-18 13:55 +0100
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In article <mpro.tdoqxk00q5yfx0cd6.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>,
   Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
> On 16 Apr, Bob Latham wrote in message
>     <5cca8d05ebbob@sick-of-spam.invalid>:

> > If in a Basic assembler file I run SWI OS_GetEnv it just says BASIC, which
> > I suppose that is what it is running but it's of no use to me.
> > 
> > I want the name of Basic assembler file.

> Isn't it on the tail of the command; something like

>   BASIC -quit ADFS::0.$.The.Path.To.My.Program 

> This is how RISC OS runs BASIC programs that you double-click on,
> or call via *Filer_Run, or whatever.

> From this, you can get the path into a path$ variable as follows:

>   buffer_size% = 1024 DIM buffer% buffer_size%

>   REM Read the command line used to call the program.

>   SYS "OS_GetEnv" TO environment% SYS "OS_ReadArgs",
>   ",load=quit/K", environment%, buffer%, buffer_size%

>   SYS "XOS_GenerateError", buffer%!0 TO basic$ SYS
>   "XOS_GenerateError", buffer%!4 TO path$

>   REM We're assuming that we're being run by a double-click, and so
>   the REM command line will start "BASIC -quit ...". If not, we
>   don't go REM any further.

>   IF basic$ <> "BASIC" OR path$ = "" THEN END

>   PRINT "My file is ";path$



Thanks Steve, I'll look into that and give it a try.


Cheers,

Bob.

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