Re: [topshelf-discuss] Using command-line args that TopShelf doesn't recognize

[Dru Sellers]

sounds like you figured it out, yes?

-d

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Hugh Williams <hughbi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have a TopShelf-based service and I'm trying to tell it where to get config information when I run it from the command prompt. The idea is that I can have Visual Studio specify a config file when it debugs the app, but when it runs as a deployed service, it should just use a default configuration strategy that's baked in.

I'm trying to pass a command-line argument to my TopShelf executable like so:

MyTopShelfService.exe --config C:\somepath\config.json

But I'm getting errors like this:

2012-10-19 18:00:28,302 Main ERROR Topshelf.HostFactory The service terminated abnormally

Topshelf.HostConfigurationException: The service was not properly configured: 

[Failure] Command Line An unknown command-line option was found: SWITCH: config (True)

[Failure] Command Line An unknown command-line option was found: ARGUMENT: C:\somepath\config.json

I had a peek at the code and it looks like it's just treating this as an UnknownOption.

Is there a way to pass in command-line args that TopShelf should ignore, but that should flow through to my code? I'm thinking maybe something like the way Java apps pass in properties with -D or something?

[Hugh Williams]

Yes, thanks. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/topshelf-discuss/471PddjUz44/dIgjSvSWk1AJ