Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive

Register \| Login
Views: 19364387	Main \| Memberlist \| Active users \| ACS \| Commons \| Calendar \| Online users Ranks \| FAQ \| Color Chart \| Photo album \| IRC Chat	11-02-05 12:59 PM

0 user currently in Programming. | 3 guests

Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - Programming - [Visual Basic] storing and using settings in an INF file

Add to favorites | "RSS" Feed | Next newer thread | Next older thread

User

Post

Tuvai
Permanently banned for account hacking.
Level: 24

Posts: 115/211
EXP: 74894
For next: 3231

Since: 03-15-04

Since last post: 566 days
Last activity: 339 days

Posted on 03-27-04 12:11 AM

Link | Quote

Well, topic title pretty much explains it all. I'm making a program right now but I came to the conslution that I haven't really been using any effective storage method yet (other then databases, but this program won't be using one).

I think an INF file will be ideal for this. The settings we're talking about are just simple yes/no (1/0) settings and a few, short text strings. So, anybody can give me a push on how to store and use these settings in an INF file? Oh yeah, obviously, I need a way to edit the INF file so I can edit the settings, too.

Jesper
Busy, busy, busy.
Level: 69

Posts: 136/2390
EXP: 2856000
For next: 13743

Since: 03-15-04
From: Sweden.

Since last post: 176 days
Last activity: 79 days

Posted on 03-27-04 12:16 AM

Link | Quote

http://www.vbcity.com/forums/faq.asp - tutorials for almost everything, including, I think, INF writing and registry doodads.

Tuvai
Permanently banned for account hacking.
Level: 24

Posts: 116/211
EXP: 74894
For next: 3231

Since: 03-15-04

Since last post: 566 days
Last activity: 339 days

Posted on 03-27-04 12:33 AM

Link | Quote

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that I don't want to use registry for this, anyway, I'll look through the page in that link you just posted.

Darth Coby

Vire
Dacht je nou echt dat het over was?
Dacht je nou echt dat ik gebroken was? Nee toch?
Nou kijk eens goed op uit je ogen gast.
zonder clic heb je geen kloten tjap... bitch
Level: 55

Posts: 235/1371
EXP: 1240774
For next: 73415

Since: 03-15-04
From: Belgium

Since last post: 2 days
Last activity: 9 hours

Posted on 03-27-04 01:51 AM

Link | Quote

If INF reading/writing is the same as INI reading/writing then you'll have to use APIs. Check www.planet-source-code.com for that.

Tuvai
Permanently banned for account hacking.
Level: 24

Posts: 117/211
EXP: 74894
For next: 3231

Since: 03-15-04

Since last post: 566 days
Last activity: 339 days

Posted on 03-27-04 02:21 AM

Link | Quote

Ah, yes, I meant INI files, not INF. I don't know why I keep sayingand typing INF since I never work with them.

Darth Coby

Vire
Dacht je nou echt dat het over was?
Dacht je nou echt dat ik gebroken was? Nee toch?
Nou kijk eens goed op uit je ogen gast.
zonder clic heb je geen kloten tjap... bitch
Level: 55

Posts: 241/1371
EXP: 1240774
For next: 73415

Since: 03-15-04
From: Belgium

Since last post: 2 days
Last activity: 9 hours

Posted on 03-27-04 02:48 AM

Link | Quote

http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=28349&lngWId=1

and
http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=6138&lngWId=1
Those are pretty good ones, I can't find the one I once used anymore though.

Tuvai
Permanently banned for account hacking.
Level: 24

Posts: 118/211
EXP: 74894
For next: 3231

Since: 03-15-04

Since last post: 566 days
Last activity: 339 days

Posted on 03-27-04 03:53 PM

Link | Quote

Well, those would help if they weren't huge source codes for stuff more than just ini file storing of which I don't understand most anyway.

Dish

Spiny
Level: 38

Posts: 12/596
EXP: 355646
For next: 14801

Since: 03-15-04
From: Disch

Since last post: 18 days
Last activity: 18 days

Posted on 03-27-04 08:54 PM

Link | Quote

I don't know about VB... but in C++:

WritePrivateProfileString("Section","ItemName","Value","C:\\pathname\\file.ini");

would appear as:

[Section]
ItemName=Value

In the file at the specified path (C:\pathname\file.ini)

To read, you would do:

GetPrivateProfileString("Section","ItemName","DefaultValue",pointertostring,sizeofstring,"C:\\pathname\\file.ini");

DefaultValue is used if the Item does not appear in the ini file. 'pointertostring' is a string which receives the data... and 'sizeofstring' is the size of the string buffer.

Granted... VB probably does this differently, but I believe these functions are WinAPI calls, so VB should be able to access them in one form or another. Just search for those function names on MSDN or something.

dan

Snap Dragon
Level: 43

Posts: 21/782
EXP: 534516
For next: 30530

Since: 03-15-04

Since last post: 20 hours
Last activity: 14 hours

Posted on 03-28-04 01:06 AM

Link | Quote

This probably doesn't apply with your case, but with those API calls, there's a 65k limitation on the size of the INI file. I ran into it a few times when using Visual Basic.

Darth Coby

Vire
Dacht je nou echt dat het over was?
Dacht je nou echt dat ik gebroken was? Nee toch?
Nou kijk eens goed op uit je ogen gast.
zonder clic heb je geen kloten tjap... bitch
Level: 55

Posts: 246/1371
EXP: 1240774
For next: 73415

Since: 03-15-04
From: Belgium

Since last post: 2 days
Last activity: 9 hours

Posted on 03-28-04 03:09 AM

Link | Quote

Originally posted by dan
This probably doesn't apply with your case, but with those API calls, there's a 65k limitation on the size of the INI file. I ran into it a few times when using Visual Basic.

But then you could create your own routine instead of using an API.

Dish

Spiny
Level: 38

Posts: 13/596
EXP: 355646
For next: 14801

Since: 03-15-04
From: Disch

Since last post: 18 days
Last activity: 18 days

Posted on 03-28-04 03:45 AM

Link | Quote

I prefer binary ".dat" files anyway. Less string formatting, smaller file size, less work to read/write, and faster. Only downside is that the user can't really edit them in a text editor... but then again, that's what your program's interface is for.

Tuvai
Permanently banned for account hacking.
Level: 24

Posts: 121/211
EXP: 74894
For next: 3231

Since: 03-15-04

Since last post: 566 days
Last activity: 339 days

Posted on 03-28-04 04:50 AM

Link | Quote

Disch, the settings I'm talking about are mostly boolean values and 2, maybe later 3 strings, I don't really think speed is an issue here.

Anyway, I got ini reading and writing working now. I found a script online (though I got it cropped to like, 5 times as small

Darth Coby

Vire
Dacht je nou echt dat het over was?
Dacht je nou echt dat ik gebroken was? Nee toch?
Nou kijk eens goed op uit je ogen gast.
zonder clic heb je geen kloten tjap... bitch
Level: 55

Posts: 286/1371
EXP: 1240774
For next: 73415

Since: 03-15-04
From: Belgium

Since last post: 2 days
Last activity: 9 hours

Posted on 03-28-04 05:11 AM

Link | Quote

Originally posted by Tuvai
Disch, the settings I'm talking about are mostly boolean values and 2, maybe later 3 strings, I don't really think speed is an issue here.

Anyway, I got ini reading and writing working now. I found a script online (though I got it cropped to like, 5 times as small ).

Well yeah, they're only there to point you in the right direction.

Add to favorites | "RSS" Feed | Next newer thread | Next older thread

Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - Programming - [Visual Basic] storing and using settings in an INF file

Page rendered in 0.012 seconds.