ini files

I'm makeing a small program that edits an ini file, it works but the problem is that the ini file that I am editing's titles are formated like this: [ title ] unless I manualy chainge them to: [title] it doesn't work.

I have tryed: lpappname = " title " but it still doesn't work unless the format in the ini is [title]

TIA,
Alex

What do u mean?

the program will only retrive information from the ini file if the titles in the ini are writen like this: [title] if they are writen as [ title ] I get an error mesage e.g.

[Joy]
allow_force_feedback=1
force_feedback_damping=150.000000
force_feedback_latency=0.025000
max_steering_torque=300.000000

but in the actual ini they are writen like this:

[ Joy ]
allow_force_feedback=1
force_feedback_damping=150.000000
force_feedback_latency=0.025000
max_steering_torque=300.000000

how do I specify that there will be spaces between the [ and the title in my VB code e.g.

lpappname = "joy"

lpappname = " joy " doesn't work

what's the code you use to get the content of the ini file, the api functions or you have made them on your own?

Use API functions. It is SO easy once you used the API.

I also had the same trouble.

yep I'm useing the API functions and it works fine apart from those bloudy spaces ;)

I do not use API when I can use plain VB code. Why don't you remove the punctation manually?


Quintonir

hmmm...that is interesting....

I had the problem with the spaces when I used plain VB code, but when I changed to API function the problem was gone.

I got the code snippet from a user here named Matthew Gates. Maybe he can direct you further.....he seems to be VERY knowlegable.

I have maualy edited it but I'm planning to distribute the program and I couldn't expect everyone else to do that. How could I use plain VB code to do the Same thing without over complicateing things?

Shall I state a self-made Replace() function?

If you are using VB6, you could use the REPLACE function to format these spaces :

Code:

---

Dim StrFile as String
StrFile = "C:\Name_Of_File.ini"

Replace "[ ", StrFile, "["
Replace " ]", StrFile, "]"

---

This will only work if there's one space between the bracket & the word, and I am 99% sure that this is only for VB6. But, it might be able to help you, use the above before you retrieve the ini file information. :)

I use API and don't have this problem
se my module

I can't seem to get that module working, could you post some sample code?

this is the module I was useing:

Code:

---

Public Declare Function WritePrivateProfileString _
Lib "kernel32" Alias "WritePrivateProfileStringA" _
(ByVal lpApplicationname As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As Any, _
ByVal lsString As Any, _
ByVal lplFilename As String) As Long


Public Declare Function GetPrivateProfileInt _
Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetPriviteProfileIntA" _
(ByVal lpApplicationname As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, _
ByVal nDefault As Long, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long


Public Declare Function GetPrivateProfileString _
Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetPrivateProfileStringA" _
(ByVal lpApplicationname As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, _
ByVal lpDefault As String, _
ByVal lpReturnedString As String, _
ByVal nSize As Long, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long

---

TIA,
Alex

Here we Go.
Some of the variables are there only to help debugging
Hope it help you
Benny