ini file update

[rinaldm]

i want to check if a key in an ini file has a certain value if it is i need to change it , if the key doesn't exist in need to write some new entries to the ini file.

here is the code i have so far but all it does is write the entry after the then statement and skips everything else

If IniRead("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "New Trainer", "DatabaseName", "class") = "class" Then

Iniwrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "New Trainer", "DatabaseName", "trainer")

Else

IniWrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "Databases", "New Class", "")

IniWrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "Databases", "New Trainer", "")

EndIf

any help would be appreciated

[SweatyOgre]

Wow, could you please reword your question? I have no idea what you're trying to say.

[rinaldm]

ok i'm trying to check a key in an ini file to see if it is set to class if it is i need to change it to trainer, if the key is set to trainer i dont need to do anything. if the key is not there i need to add it

Edited June 1, 2004 by rinaldm

[Jos]

First time you run it the ini contains:

[New Trainer]DatabaseName=trainer

Second and subsequent times it contains:

[New Trainer]DatabaseName=trainer

[Databases]

New Class=

New Trainer=

So thats exactly what you have coded in the script.

[rinaldm]

ok what i want it to do is this

IF [New Trainer]

DatabaseName=Class Then

change to [New Trainer]

DatabaseName=Trainer

else

add [Databases]

New Class=

New Trainer=

[tutor2000]

i  want to check if a key in an ini file has a certain value if it is i need to change it , if the key doesn't exist in need to write some new entries to the ini file.

here is the code i have so far but all it does is write the entry after the then statement and skips everything else

If IniRead("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "New Trainer", "DatabaseName", "class") = "class" Then

  Iniwrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "New Trainer", "DatabaseName", "trainer")

Else

  IniWrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "Databases", "New Class", "")

  IniWrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "Databases", "New Trainer", "")

EndIf

any help would be appreciated

I'm not quite getting it myself but here's a basic idea

$var=iniread("path\my.ini,"Section","key","DefaultValue")

;now if it's does not exist it will give the defaultvalue. If it does exist but is blank it will be empty so

if $var="defalutvalue" or $var="" then

iniwrite("path\my.ini","Section","key","MyNewValue")

endif

Hope that helped

Rick

[Jos]

Like this ? :

If IniRead("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "New Trainer", "DatabaseName", "") = "class" Then
   Iniwrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "New Trainer", "DatabaseName", "trainer")
Else
   IniWrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "Databases", "New Class", "")
   IniWrite("C:\WINNT\class.ini", "Databases", "New Trainer", "")
EndIf

[rinaldm]

Got it working thanks for the help JdeB