Jaboowaki 0 Posted January 12, 2011 #cs FileOpen() and IniWrite() don't open or create files. I get "FAILED" msgbox. Hmmmmmmm #ce $var = IniWrite("C:\Temp\myfile.ini", "section2", "key", "this is a new value") If $var = 1 Then MsgBox(0,"","SUCCESS") ElseIf $var = 0 Then MsgBox(0,"","FAILED") EndIf What are the possibilities that would cause this? FileOpen() doesn't open files visually either, but I noticed it will open invisible mode because FileWrite() will write to file (invisible mode). Im using v3.3.6.1 and my OS is XP Pro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrewManNH 1,306 Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) IniWrite can't write (open) a file if the folder doesn't exist. FileOpen can't do it either unless you include the optional mode flag 8. Also, FileOpen won't create the file even if the folder exists unless you add the mode flag 2. So, to use FileOpen to create the folder structure and the file you'd need to use mode 10 (8+2). Edited January 12, 2011 by BrewManNH If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way!I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from.Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
water 2,409 Posted January 12, 2011 Maybe the file is locked by another program. Could you please try to write to another ini file? Maybe the disk is full. Can you try to write to another disk? My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2020-10-10 - Version 1.5.2.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX (NEW 2020-12-15 - Version 1.6.3.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2020-06-27 - Version 1.3.2.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsPowerPoint (2017-06-06 - Version 0.0.5.0) - Download - General Help & SupportExcel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - WikiTask Scheduler (2019-12-03 - Version 1.5.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiTutorials:ADO - Wiki, WebDriver - Wiki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaboowaki 0 Posted January 12, 2011 Thank you, This was a misunderstanding the remarks in AutoIT Help on IniWrite, "If file does not exist, it is created. Any directories that do not exist, will not be created." I figured out that this is incorrect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
