The sudoku game project uses argv and argc. In windows 8, how do I create different shortcuts that I may simply double click to run the game with different arguments?

for example: game -debug loads the sudoku game with a trivial board to help me debug it easier.

game -normal and game -cheat correspond to different difficulties.

Or maybe I should just have the game load without needing additional parameters and have the player pick whatever he wants.

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The sudoku game project uses argv and argc. In windows 8, how do I create different shortcuts that I may simply double click to run the game with different arguments?

for example: game -debug loads the sudoku game with a trivial board to help me debug it easier.

game -normal and game -cheat correspond to different difficulties.

Or maybe I should just have the game load without needing additional parameters and have the player pick whatever he wants.

anonymous · Answer

windows 7*

anonymous · Answer

well of course it's better that use would choose modes itself in program

anonymous · Answer

right.

Maybe I'll just leave the -debug option

shadowfiend · Answer

Yeah, I'd put difficulties in the UI, while leaving -debug as a command-line option. But it's really up to you and who will be using it :)

rsmith6559 · Answer

Can't you edit the command-line call in a shortcut's properties?

anonymous · Answer

yeah he can

rsmith6559 · Answer

Another really neat trick is that you can test argv[0] to see what the name of the program is and act accordingly.  Just create Windows equivalent of a sym link to the actual binary with the alternative name.