FileOpen with a unicode attribute

[Info]

Why does FileOpen returns an error?

$o=FileOpen("file.ini",32)
If $o = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0,0,"error")
    Exit
EndIf
Sleep(2000)
FileClose($o)

Edit:

I forgot to mention that opening file.ini in normal writing mode works:

$o=FileOpen("file.ini",1)
If $o = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0,0,"error")
    Exit
EndIf
Sleep(2000)
FileClose($o)

Edited July 18, 2010 by Info

[JohnOne]

It dosent, at least not for me with that exact code, unless the file does not exist .

try this

If FileExists("file.ini") Then
    $o = FileOpen("file.ini", 32)
    If $o = -1 Then
        MsgBox(0, 0, "error")
        ConsoleWrite($o & @LF)
        Exit
    EndIf
    FileClose($o)
    Exit
EndIf
MsgBox(0,"Error","File does not exist" & @LF & "Check file path and spelling")

[Info]

Ah I see

I want to write unicode data in an ini file but I don't want to make it unicode manually with notepad everytime.

How can I do it?

[JohnOne]

I would say, just create the file from within your script.

If Not FileExists("file.ini") Then
    FileWrite("file.ini","")
    $o = FileOpen("file.ini", 32)
    If $o = -1 Then
        MsgBox(0, 0, "error")
        ConsoleWrite($o & @LF)
        Exit
    EndIf
    FileClose($o)
    Exit
EndIf
MsgBox(0,"Error","File does not exist" & @LF & "Check file path and spelling")

[Info]

I plan to use Ini functions on that file so I think opening and closing the file wont affect the Ini functions

Is it possible to just set the file's "attribute" to unicode?

[jchd]

There's nothing like an "Unicode attribute". Text files using Unicode mostly rely on a BOM (byte order mark) to detect UTF-* encoding. Of course programs which are bounded to always using Unicode in a fixed encoding don't need that.

I don't believe that .INI files can be UTF-* encoded when used thru .INI system calls, but I might be proved wrong again.

[Info]

IniRead() and IniWrite() can write unicode characters but after IniWrite() finishes writing, the unicode characters it wrote turn into ?'s.

The solution I found is this:

But I think it can be done in an other way.

Edited July 18, 2010 by Info

[JohnOne]

This page claims to be able to do it I think, except its C type language

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/unicode_ini.aspx

[Info]

I'm looking for something more AutoItish

[JohnOne]

I gathered that, but I would imagine there would be a way to convert it.