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In article <4h1u5d$s5c@news.fsu.edu>, meil@firnvx.firn.edu (Lynn Mei) writes:
=Could someone tell me how to run a C program which takes command line 
=arguments on VAX/VMS? I have checked the FAQ about openVMS and tried the 
=instructions. But I couldn't get it work. I don't have an openVMS mannual.  
=Please help me!
=
=My program is like:
=
=/* myprog.c */
=  
=  main(argn, **argv)
=  {
=  
=     ...
=
=  }
=
=If run on Unix or DOS, I could type something like
=
=  myprog -lu abcd
=
=How to run it on VMS?
=
=I'd appreciate your help!

From the FAQ which you claim to have read:
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DCL1.   How do I run a program with arguments?

The RUN command does not accept arguments.  To pass arguments to a program,
you must use what is called a "foreign command".  For example:

	$ uudecode :== $disk:[dir]uudecode.exe
	$ uudecode filespec

The leading $ in the symbol definition is what makes it a foreign command.
If the device and directory is omitted, SYS$SYSTEM: is assumed.  For more
information on foreign commands, see the OpenVMS User's Manual.

See also question PROG2.

If you want to create a detached process that takes arguments from a command
line, it must be run under the control of a command line interpreter
(typically DCL).  This is done by placing the command line in a file,
specifying SYS$SYSTEM:LOGINOUT.EXE as the image to run and the command file
as the input.  For example:

	$ OPEN/WRITE CMD TEMP_INPUT.COM
	$ WRITE CMD "$ MYCOMMAND arguments"
	$ CLOSE CMD
	$ RUN/DETACHED SYS$SYSTEM:LOGINOUT /INPUT=TEMP_INPUT.COM

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Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL

Disclaimer:  Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS.  That's what I get paid for.  My
understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below).  So
unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
organization responsible for it.  If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.