How to pass Command Line Argument in Turbo C++ Compiler

Pass Command Line Argument in Turbo C++

The following are the steps to execute a program with Command Line Argument inside Turbo C & C++  Compiler. 

Run (16-bit).exe files output by Turbo C++ ?? 

1. Open Turbo C++ Compiler 

Open Turbo C++. If you don't have, you can download Turbo C++  Compiler form here.

2. Write a Program

Following is a simple example which checks if there is any argument supplied from the command line and take action accordingly.  

        Click here to open this Program directly in Turbo C++

3. Compile & Run Program 

When this code is compiled and executed by Turbo C++ Compiler, it produces the following result.  

                one argument expected.

4. Open DOS Shell 

Now open Turbo C++ File Menu ( Shortcut to open ALT + F) and select the DOS Shell option.

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5. Change Directory 

Now you need to change the current directory of DOS Shell to "SOURCES" from "BIN", for this you need to user cd.. command. 

• First, use cd.. for coming back to Turbo C++ main directory.

                                     cd..

• Now use cd SOURCE to access the source directory. 

                                          

                 cd SOURCE 

6. Execute Program with Command Line Argument 

Chapter 1- History Of ANSI C

Chapter 1.1 - Produce an Overview Of C Programming

       ARGS.EXE testing 

        

Here ARGS.EXE is the executable of your program ARGS.C and testing is a Command Line Argument. When you'll hit the enter, it produces the following result.  

The argument supplied is testing

Chapter 1.2 - C concept through a sample program