Default value when reading INI key

[Maikey81]

Hi,

I may be overlooking something real simple, but I can't seem to figure it out.

I'm trying the simplest of examples from the autoit site, IniSectionReadNames en combining this with IniRead.

Below is the code:

Local $var = IniReadSectionNames("c:\servers.ini")
If @error Then
    MsgBox(4096, "", "Error occurred, probably no INI file.")
Else
    For $i = 1 To $var[0]
         $ip = IniRead($var, $var[$i], "IP", "unknown")
         MsgBox(4096, "", $var[$i] & " has IP-address: " & $ip)
    Next
EndIf

When executing this file, it does read the section names without any problems but it won't return the value of the IP key. It always returns the default value.

Below is the contents of the ini file:

[Server1]
IP=address
[Server2]
IP=test

Any ideas whats going on?

[ripdad]

Local $ip, $sFile = "c:\servers.ini"
Local $aSection = IniReadSectionNames($sFile)
If @error Then
    MsgBox(4096, "", "Error occurred, probably no INI file.")
Else
    For $i = 1 To $aSection[0]
         $ip = IniRead($sFile, $aSection[$i], "IP", "unknown")
         MsgBox(4096, "", $aSection[$i] & " has IP-address: " & $ip)
    Next
EndIf

[Maikey81]

Local $ip, $sFile = "c:\servers.ini"
Local $aSection = IniReadSectionNames($sFile)
If @error Then
    MsgBox(4096, "", "Error occurred, probably no INI file.")
Else
    For $i = 1 To $aSection[0]
         $ip = IniRead($sFile, $aSection[$i], "IP", "unknown")
         MsgBox(4096, "", $aSection[$i] & " has IP-address: " & $ip)
    Next
EndIf

 

Thanks ripdad! But I don't seem to understand what the big difference is between your and my code.

The only difference i see, is that you declare the ini file in a separate variable before reading the ini file.

[water]

The problem is with the first parameter you specified for IniRead. It has to be the file to be read. You specified the array of section names as returned by InIReadSectionNames.

IniRead($var, ...)

[orbs]

@Maikey81, pay close attention to your IniRead() first parameter.

also make yourself a habit to name your variables with meaningful names, it is very helpful in long scripts.

[ripdad]

The main difference is in the parameters.

Your code:

$ip = IniRead($var, $var[$i], "IP", "unknown")

In parameter #1, $var is the entire array -- and not a string path to your ini.

Arrays and strings don't mix well in this instance, unless you specifically call an element, like you did in parameter #2.

[Maikey81]

Ah... now that I see all your replies, it becomes clear.

Thank you all for your replies. It's all clear to me now