Question

C#: I want to pass messages like a file path to my forms application like a console application, how would I do that?

I was told I needed to find my main method to add string[] args, but I wouldn’t know which one that would be in Windows Forms. Which would my main method be in C# windows forms application?

Answer 1

Ok, string[] args = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs() is a better option. But I will keep the following answer as an alternative to it.

Look for a file called Program.cs containing the following code fragment…

static class Program {     /// <summary>     /// The main entry point for the application.     /// </summary>     [STAThread]     static void Main()     {         Application.EnableVisualStyles();         Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);         Application.Run(new Form1());     } } 

and change that to

static class Program {      public static string[] CommandLineArgs { get; private set;}      /// <summary>     /// The main entry point for the application.     /// </summary>     [STAThread]     static void Main(string[] args)     {         CommandLineArgs = args;         Application.EnableVisualStyles();         Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);         Application.Run(new Form1());     } } 

Then access the command line args from your form …

Program.CommandLineArgs