I wanted to pass a parameter to my application at startup, using the vfp6runtime. But it doesn't work.

The entry point to my program is bcmain:


In my shortcut I tried:

c:\windows\system\vfp6run bcmain 0


**bcmain.prg
lparameters tcProgram
?type('tcProgram')
** when started from runtime as shown above, returns L - no matter what the parameter is, 0, "0", '0'
This is a problem for me, since I want to use the runtime in this environment, not always compile an exe.

However, when I compile to an exe, the type is returned as C, regardless of whether I use 0, "0", '0'
This I can live with, but I prefer it to understand the data type


do bcmain with "0" from command window, type is c
do bcmain with 0 from command window, type is n
This is fine of course

Can someone explain this behavior, or better yet, tell me if there is a way to pass a parameter to the startup program using the runtime?

TIA