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Reading an INI file
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13/02/1999 11:37:38
 
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Visual Basic
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00187229
Message ID:
00187378
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19
>>Any sample on reading an INI file?
>>
>>I would like to read some parameters that I created in a small INI file.
>
>Give this sample a try:
>
>Declare Function GetPrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" _
> Alias "GetPrivateProfileStringA" _
> (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _
> ByVal lpKeyName As Any, _
> ByVal lpDefault As String, _
> ByVal lpReturnedString As String, _
> ByVal nSize As Long, _
> ByVal lpFileName As String _
> ) As Long
>
>Public Function ReadFromINI(ByVal pSection As String, _
> ByVal pKey As String, _
> ByVal pDefault As String, _
> ByVal pPath As String _
> ) As String
>Dim lngReturn As Long
>Dim strReturn As String
>
> strReturn = String$(200, 0)
> lngReturn = GetPrivateProfileString(pSection, pKey, pDefault, strReturn, Len(strReturn), pPath)
> ReadFromINI = Left$(strReturn, lngReturn)
>End Function
>
>
>You can call it this way:
> MyVariable = ReadFromINI("ODBC", "DB-SERVER", "GAA-ERREUR", App.Path & "\GAA.INI")
>
>You can also take a look at WritePrivateProfileString function that write to an INI file.

Thanks, I'll try that this afternoon
Michel Fournier
Level Extreme Inc.
Designer, architect, owner of the Level Extreme Platform
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