Command line parameters not working

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PGUp
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Command line parameters not working

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function love.load(arg)
    for i,v in pairs(arg) do
		print(v)
	end
end
I ran the .love file with the following command:

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main.love test a b c
the output of the print function is not showing the argument i passed with the command line
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Konikoko
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Re: Command line parameters not working

Post by Konikoko »

I tried the following command in my cmd:

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"C:\Program Files\LOVE\love.exe" "tester" a b
and it worked for me.

I put the main.lua in a folder called tester with the following code:

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function love.load(arg)
    for i,v in pairs(arg) do
		print(v)
	end
end

function love.update(dt)
end

function love.draw()
end
And I also wrote a conf.lua:

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function love.conf(t)
	t.console = true
end
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pgimeno
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Re: Command line parameters not working

Post by pgimeno »

My guess: that calling the file, so that the executable to run is determined by extension, is not passing the additional parameters to said executable.

Try checking if there is any mechanism in your OS to solve that, or call the executable yourself as Konikoko suggests.
ketkipatil
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Re: Command line parameters not working

Post by ketkipatil »

Good explaination..
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