Read from properties file

Hi,

I have a property file names sourcesheetproperties.txt where i have the text as
path=vvvvv
Level=111

I want to retrieve the values from the text files as passing property name such as "path" and "Level". I tried to use propertybag class but however was giving errors while using .contents property.

Is anybody aware of freeware dll or vbcode which i can use?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Sharmili.

Is this an arbitrary properties file (ie bespoke content, and format) ?

Thanks your reply.

It will be in fixed format. i.e name=value where name and value both are strings.

What generated the file?

We manually create the properties file.

VB Code:

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim filename As String
Dim lPos As Long
cdlg1.ShowOpen
 
filename = cdlg1.filename
 
Open filename For Input As #1
    Do Until EOF(1)
        Line Input #1, strdata
        lPos = InStr(strdata, "<")
        Do While lPos
            lEnd = InStr(lPos, strdata, ">")
            Text1.Text = Text1.Text + Mid$(strdata, lPos + 1, lEnd - lPos - 1) & vbCrLf
            lPos = InStr(lEnd, strdata, "<")
            lEnd = InStr(lPos, strdata, ">")
            Text2.Text = Text2.Text + Mid$(strdata, lPos + 1, lEnd - lPos - 1) & vbCrLf
            lPos = InStr(lEnd, strdata, "<")
        Loop
    Loop
Close #1
End Sub

format your properties file in the format

<path><vvvvv>
<Level><111>

this is because its easier to parse the values .now add two textboxes with multiline = true and scrollbars =2
and add a common dialog control cdlg1

Thank you once again for your speedy reply.

I want to hv a generic class with methods such as getProperty(name) and setProperty(name) which will easy for me.

The functionality should be similar to propertybag class.

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Originally Posted by sharmili

Thank you once again for your speedy reply.

I want to hv a generic class with methods such as getProperty(name) and setProperty(name) which will easy for me.

The functionality should be similar to propertybag class.

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thanks bushmob for that ,he taught me parsing values !!
the reason why i used < and > is to make it easier for the code to parse the values .to write values to file in this format should not be difficult i guess .

how do u create classes in vb ?? i am not aware of classes in vb!!

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Originally Posted by litlewiki

how do u create classes in vb ?? i am not aware of classes in vb!!

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Project/Add Class Module

okay class modules thought something else!!