diff --git a/samplecode/SampleApp.cpp b/samplecode/SampleApp.cpp
index d40a670..c93bae8 100644
--- a/samplecode/SampleApp.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SampleApp.cpp
@@ -590,7 +590,44 @@
     return gCT[ct];
 }
 
+static void usage(const char * argv0) {
+    SkDebugf("%s [sampleName] [-i resourcePath]\n", argv0);
+    SkDebugf("    sampleName: sample at which to start.\n");
+    SkDebugf("    resourcePath: directory that stores image resources.\n");
+}
+
 SampleWindow::SampleWindow(void* hwnd, int argc, char** argv, DeviceManager* devManager) : INHERITED(hwnd) {
+
+    const char* resourcePath = NULL;
+    fCurrIndex = -1;
+
+    const char* const commandName = argv[0];
+    char* const* stop = argv + argc;
+    for (++argv; argv < stop; ++argv) {
+        if (strcmp(*argv, "-i") == 0) {
+            argv++;
+            if (argv < stop && **argv) {
+                resourcePath = *argv;
+            }
+        } else {
+            fCurrIndex = findByTitle(*argv);
+            if (fCurrIndex < 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Unknown sample \"%s\"\n", *argv);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (fCurrIndex < 0) {
+        SkString title;
+        if (readTitleFromPrefs(&title)) {
+            fCurrIndex = findByTitle(title.c_str());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (fCurrIndex < 0) {
+        fCurrIndex = 0;
+    }
+
     gSampleWindow = this;
 
 #ifdef  PIPE_FILE
@@ -694,6 +731,8 @@
     this->setVisibleP(true);
     this->setClipToBounds(false);
 
+    skiagm::GM::SetResourcePath(resourcePath);
+
     SkGMRegistyToSampleRegistry();
     {
         const SkViewRegister* reg = SkViewRegister::Head();
@@ -702,22 +741,7 @@
             reg = reg->next();
         }
     }
-    fCurrIndex = 0;
-    if (argc > 1) {
-        fCurrIndex = findByTitle(argv[1]);
-        if (fCurrIndex < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Unknown sample \"%s\"\n", argv[1]);
-        }
-    } else {
-        SkString title;
-        if (readTitleFromPrefs(&title)) {
-            fCurrIndex = findByTitle(title.c_str());
-        }
-    }
 
-    if (fCurrIndex < 0) {
-        fCurrIndex = 0;
-    }
     this->loadView((*fSamples[fCurrIndex])());
     
     fPDFData = NULL;