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 COMMAND$
 
 Usage Notes
   ■ In the following example, cmdlinearg represents the argument information
     returned by the COMMAND$ function when you start Visual Basic with the
     /CMD switch:
 
         VBDOS /CMD cmdlinearg
 
   ■ For applications developed with Visual Basic, COMMAND$ returns any
     argument that appears after the name of the application. For example:
 
         MYAPP cmdlinearg
 
   ■ COMMAND$ converts all letters to uppercase (capital letters) and removes
     all leading blanks from the command line.
 
   ■ The COMMAND$ function can be used in stand-alone executable files, or
     if you are executing from the Visual Basic environment (VBDOS), by
     either:
     • Using the /CMD command-line option
     • Choosing Modify COMMAND$ from the Run menu
 
   See: ◄VBDOS Command-Line Options►