ini file virgin question

[mallet]

Quick questions:

From what I've read, ini files can only be read or written thru' the api via GetPrivateProfileString and WritePrivateProfileString. Is this statement correct?

I thought that there might be a native VB method. Is there and I just haven't found it?

Thank you for your time.

[Danial]

Hi,

Check out this link for more information on ini files. They have a demo project.

http://visualbasic.about.com/compute...y/aa121998.htm

Danial

Don't think so. However, earlier versions of VB might have used GetSetting and SaveSetting. (in current versions, these are used for the Registry)

[MartinLiss]

No. You can if you want to, read and write an ini file just like any other text file. There are also other APIs that you can use like GetPrivateProfileInt.

You could open it as Input and then put it in a Text file and use the Instr function, that's just a lazy way/easy way of doing it.

Open "C:\Filename.exe" For Input As #1 
Text1.Text = Input$(LOF(1), 1) 
Close #1 
If Instr(Text1, "Settings=True") Then
Msgbox "The Truth will set you free."
Else
Msgbox "That's BS!"
End If

I'd rather just use GetPrivateProfileString and WritePrivateProfileString APIs though.