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From: klotz@ihuxy.UUCP (Dave Klotzbach)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Argv[0] in TURBO PASCAL
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Date: Mon, 27-Oct-86 10:08:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 27 10:08:25 1986
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>    DON'T say none, Lattice C on the PC gives argv[0] as the program name
> Gene Lee           UUCP: ...ihnp4!{meccts,dayton,rosevax}!ems!A60!lee
> Sperry Corporation     ATT:  (612) 635-6334

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Lattice C cheated and put the name of the compiled program with main() in
it in a location that would then be used to replace argv[0]. It did not get 
the information from MSDOS.  This is clearly stated in the manual, See 
section 4.1.4 under the description for args:

"A dummy argv[0] is therefore supplied ...."