INIRead (Function)

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INIRead (Function)

In french: INILit

Reads the content of an INI file (or the content of a file structured like .INI files). You can get:

the value of a keyword found in a specific section,
the list of keywords found in a section,
the list of file sections.

Example of .INI file

[WD examples]
Name1 = WDInstall
Name2 = WDBench
[Description of WDInstall]
Caption = Use the control panel of Windows
LST = 43
Page = 12

Example

See additional examples

// Choix par défaut lu dans le .INI
nProduit is int = Val(INIRead("USER", ...
	"LastProd", "", fExeDir() + "\Port.INI"))
IF nProduit > 0 THEN ListSelectPlus(LISTE_Produit, nProduit)

Syntax

<Result> = INIRead(<Section> [, <Keyword> [, <Not found> [, <File>]]])

<Result>: Character string

Text sought or list of keywords found in the section (the keywords are separated by CR characters),
List of file sections (the sections are separated by CR characters).
Content of <Not found> in the following cases:
the string corresponding to the keyword is empty,
the keyword is not found,
the file is not found.
Empty string (if <Not found> is not specified or if it is equal to an empty string) in the following cases:
the string corresponding to the keyword is empty,
the keyword is not found,
the file is not found.

<Section>: Character string

Name of section to read in the INI file.
If this parameter and <Keyword> correspond to an empty string, <Result> contains the list of sections found in the file, separated by CR characters.

Remark: This name cannot contain the character "-"..
This parameter must be specified.

<Keyword>: Optional character string

Name of the keyword containing the information to read.
If this parameter is an empty string, <Result> contains the list of keywords found in <Section>, separated by CR characters.
This parameter must be specified.

<Not found>: Optional character string or optional integer

Text or integer to be returned if the requested keyword has not been read. This parameter corresponds to an empty string by default.
This parameter can only be a string.
This parameter must be specified.

<File>: Optional character string

Full name of file to read (with its extension).
The WIN.INI file will be used if this parameter is not specified.
If only the name of the file is specified, the specified file will be searched for in the directory of Windows.
Full name of file to read (with its extension). This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
If this parameter is not specified, the file used will be the one named like the project and found in the application runtime directory (current directory). The file will be created if it does not exist.
If only the path is not specified , the file will be searched for in the application runtime directory (current directory).
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application is only allowed to write to its installation directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to external memory (SDCard).
This parameter is mandatory. This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: On iPhone or iPad, an application has the rights to write to its installation directory or one of its subdirectories

Remarks

Reading the persistent values

To read the persistent values in a INI file (saved with SaveParameter), use LoadParameter.

Miscellaneous

To read the registry, use the registry-specific functions: RegistryQueryValue, ...
INI files are limited to 64 KB.
TSE: The INIRead function uses the Windows directory by default..
Note: Until version 21, the INIRead function used the user's Windows directory by default..
Reminder: In TSE mode, access to a '.INI' file with a relative name is not recommended. We advise you to use one of the following solutions:
- SaveParameter and LoadParameter.
- Registry,
- using an absolute name, based on fDataDir for example.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

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