Custom Command Line program (Form)

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VB

Hello out there

I have a question about making a custom command line program (like a console) - The only thing I'm currently looking for is an 'advanced' but easy-to-use way of parsing commands with arguments.

I wan't to register my commands in either a List(Of String) or an Array() to make it easy. Also I wan't to define how many arguments a command may and can have.

Let's say I have registered a command called Custom and it have two arguments on that is required and one that is optional so whenever I enter Custom Argument1 Argument2 I can use these two arguments within my code but if I don't wanna use Argument2 so I use it as Custom Argument1 it will still run but only with Argument1 (and with no arguments at all it should throw an error)

I have been looking in to command line programs with arguments, but haven't found the way I wan't it. The reason why I'm looking for this, is that I wan't to create a console which runs in a form - NOT command line program (or command prompt)

An example in my head of registering commands with List(Of String) called Commands:

Commands.Add("run <{0}> [{1}]")

where run is my command and <{0}> is the required argument and [{1}] is the optional argument.

will register Command with 1 required argument and 1 optional argument.

So when I use it in my code:

Select Case Commands
     Case "run"
        _output.Text = "Command: " & Command & " - Arguments: " & Argument(0) & " " & Argument(1)
     End Select

Remember, only an idea maybe you have somthing easier builded upon this.

NOTE: This is NOT to parse arguments trough command prompt or a command line program. It is a form with 2 textboxes (an INPUT and OUTPUT).

I hope you can help me with this, and will really appriciate it.

Best Regards,
SyncError