🚀 go-pugleaf

> it should be ParamStr(2)...

Thank you for your suggestion, I tried that previsouly - ParamStr(2) is NULL
ParamCount() = 1, so there is only 1 ParamStr to worry about - Im still
stuck


Snippet:

AnsiString CommandLine = CmdLine;

if (AnsiContainsStr(CommandLine,".mpd"))    // if someone opens database
file in explorer by double clicking it, open database file (.mpd) with app
{
CommandLine = ExtractFileName(CommandLine).c_str();
CommandLine.Delete(CommandLine.Length(),1);

ADOConnection1->ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;User
ID=Admin;Data Source=" + CommandLine + ";Mode=Share Deny None;Extended
Properties="";Jet OLEDB:System database="";Jet OLEDB:Registry Path="";Jet
OLEDB:Database Password="";Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5;Jet OLEDB:Database
Locking Mode=1;Jet OLEDB:Global Partial Bulk Ops=2;Jet OLEDB:Global Bulk
Transactions=1;Jet OLEDB:New Database Password="";Jet OLEDB:Create System
Database=False;Jet OLEDB:Encrypt Database=False;Jet OLEDB:Don't Copy Locale
on Compact=False;Jet OLEDB:Compact Without Replica Repair=False;Jet
OLEDB:SFP=False";

ADOConnection1->Connected = true;
DBGrid1->DataSource->DataSet->Active = true;
DBGrid1->Visible = true;
DBNavigator1->Visible = true;

// this works perfectly

}
else
{
// reg entry = "G:\Project\ADO Database\MP3 Catalogue
v1.0\MP3_Catalogue.exe" "%1"
int lineargs = ParamCount();
Application->MessageBox((ParamStr(2)+ "
"+IntToStr(lineargs)).c_str(),"Message",MB_OK);
// this doesnt work
}

I need help with the else part. I tried using another "if" statement:

if (AnsiContainsStr(CommandLine,"%1"))

to determine if the program was launched from the Folder's shell command,
but the %1 doesnt pass properly - I thought %1 was used by the shell API to
pass the folder name?

If anyone can see anything wrong with the reg entry or can help with the
second else/if statement to respond to the program being launced by the
Folder's shell command that would be a great help.