>I tried to use the GetPrivateProfileString(), but could not make it work. However, I got the GetPrivateProfileInt to work.
>
>Here is what I did:
>Declare Integer GetPrivateProfileString in Win32API ;
> string lpApplicationName, ;
> string lpKeyName, ;
> string lpDefault, ;
> string lpReturnedString, ;
> integer nSize, ;
> string lpFileName
>
>sExePath = alltrim(sys(16,1))
>sExePath = left(sExePath, len(sExePath) - 3) + 'INI'
>
>uname = ""
>slength = GetPrivateProfileString("StringSection", "str1", "anonymous", uname, 255, sExePath)
>messagebox("The returned string is : " + uname, 48, "Testing INI")
>
>I believe the problem has to do with the lpKeyName variable which is supposed to be an ANY Data Type, but VPF does not have that data type.
>Does anyone see how I could fix that problem?

Hi Pascal,

The declaration and call (using your example) should be:

* Declaration
Declare Integer GetPrivateProfileString in Win32API ;
  string lpApplicationName, ;
  string lpKeyName, ;
  string lpDefault, ;
  string @lpReturnedString, ;
  integer nSize, ;
  string lpFileName
* Initialize buffer to hold the return string
uname = SPACE(255)
slength = GetPrivateProfileString("StringSection", "str1", "anonymous", @uname, 255, sExePath)
IF slength > 0
  messagebox("The returned string is : " + LEFT(uname, slength), 48, "Testing INI")
ELSE
  messagebox("Call failed", 48, "Testing INI")
ENDIF

The fourth parameter (which holds the return value) must be declared and passed by reference.

hth,