IniReadSectionNames

[Bert]

I have the following code: 

$i=1
$sIniFile = @ScriptDir & "\VQData\usernames.ini"
local $sArrayUser = IniReadSectionNames($sIniFile)

$Form1     = GUICreate("VollyQuizzer - Existing User", 413, 90, -1, -1)
             GUISetFont(12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$List1     = GUICtrlCreateList("", 24, 32, 200, 40)
             For $i = 1 To $sArrayUser[0]
             GUICtrlSetData($List1,$sArrayUser[$i])
             Next
$Label1    = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Select your name", 24, 8, 200, 24)
$ButtonEU1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Continue", 240, 32, 73, 25)
$ButtonEU2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Cancel", 325, 32, 73, 25)
             GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    While 1
        $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
        Switch $nMsg
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                Exit
            Case $ButtonEU1 ;goes to main screen
                $Readnameselected = GUICtrlRead($List1)
                If Stringlen($Readnameselected) = 0 then
                    MsgBox(48, "Error", "You must either select an existing" & @cr _
                            &  "user or create a new user.")
                EndIf
                If Stringlen($Readnameselected) <> 0 then
                    $Quizusername = $Readnameselected
                    GUIDelete()
                    VQuizMain()
                EndIf
            Case $ButtonEU2 ;goes back to start screen
                GUIDelete()
                VStartup()
        EndSwitch
    WEnd

When I run it, I see a list of names in the $List1 field. I want to have it show on default the field be empty and when the user clicks the up/down controls, it then will scroll to the first name. I tried to put in a dummy ini section name of [] but that didn't work. Tried [   ] too and that didn't work. 

In other words, when IniReadSectionNames creates the array, I need the first value in the array to be blank. Any suggestions? Logic says I need to add to the array an additional value of null. I tried _ArrayAdd and it didn't work either:

$List1     = GUICtrlCreateList("", 24, 32, 200, 40)
             For $i = 1 To $sArrayUser[0]
            _ArrayAdd($sArrayUser,"   ")
             GUICtrlSetData($List1,$sArrayUser[$i])

Each time I run the script it returns the first name of the array as the default. In my case it is Arron Smith. It would not even add a text string such as "xxxxx". I read that _ArrayAdd() only adds to the end of an array so I'm a bit stumped. 

I've attached an ini file for testing. usernames.ini

Second problem is the list is being shuffled in the array before updating the list control. I noticed the array is being sorted by the first letter. I suspect when it is doing the sort it is skipping any blanks. I'm OK with that, just as long as I can have the blank value be at the top of the array. 

 

 

[Bert]

Never mind. Got it. 

The solution is put in in the ini file, section header, this: [| |].

Pipes are the delimiter used in IniReadSectionNames. By putting in two pipes with a space between, you create a null value that will be at the top of the array list. 

Edited 6 hours ago by Bert
more detailed explanation.