diff -r da6db760aa7b0e7f6212a8fa6229c41e72cd41bb -r 06572458aab14515dd6112c12b523bbc81ce2985 include/ptypes.h
--- a/include/ptypes.h	Fri May 24 21:12:45 2013 -0500
+++ b/include/ptypes.h	Fri May 24 21:14:49 2013 -0500
@@ -1200,6 +1200,50 @@
 
 };
 
+class Parameter : public component
+{
+public:
+	string longparameter;
+	string shortparameter;
+	int numberofparameters;
+	bool required;
+	string hint;
+	Parameter(string longpara, string shortpara, string hint, bool required = false, int numberofparameters = 0)
+	{
+		this->longparameter = longpara;
+		this->shortparameter = shortpara;
+		this->hint = hint;
+		this->required = required;
+		this->numberofparameters = numberofparameters;
+	}
+};
+
+class pparser
+{
+	private:
+		variant choices;
+		//char * argv;
+		tobjlist<Parameter> * paras;
+		tobjlist<char> argv;
+		tobjlist<char> invalidparas;
+		tobjlist<char> missingparas;
+		bool checkreq;
+	public:
+		pparser(int argc, char * argv[], const tobjlist<Parameter> & parameters);
+
+		void printusage(const char * header, const char * pname, const char * footer);
+
+		// Checks to make sure all required parameters are set
+		bool check() { return this->checkreq; }
+
+		// Returns true if parameter is set
+		bool isparameterset(const Parameter * para);
+
+		// Gets an array of variants of all the options to the parameters
+		// A variant will make it easier to convert to an int or another type
+		variant getoptions(const Parameter * para);
+};
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 // --- pre-2.0 compatibility declarations ----------------------------- //
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------- //
diff -r da6db760aa7b0e7f6212a8fa6229c41e72cd41bb -r 06572458aab14515dd6112c12b523bbc81ce2985 win32/PTypes_Lib.vcxproj
--- a/win32/PTypes_Lib.vcxproj	Fri May 24 21:12:45 2013 -0500
+++ b/win32/PTypes_Lib.vcxproj	Fri May 24 21:14:49 2013 -0500
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="ppparser.cxx" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\pasync.h" />
diff -r da6db760aa7b0e7f6212a8fa6229c41e72cd41bb -r 06572458aab14515dd6112c12b523bbc81ce2985 win32/PTypes_Lib.vcxproj.filters
--- a/win32/PTypes_Lib.vcxproj.filters	Fri May 24 21:12:45 2013 -0500
+++ b/win32/PTypes_Lib.vcxproj.filters	Fri May 24 21:14:49 2013 -0500
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\ptparray.cxx">
       <Filter>Types</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="ppparser.cxx">
+      <Filter>Types</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\pasync.h">