reading an ini files and assigning variables automatically

[Zomp]

Surely this topic has already been discussed but, I'm sorrry, I was not able to find it.

Suppose I have a .ini file with a section like the following:

CheckDate=0
FlushMemory=1
LogFile=log.txt
InsertMedia=0

and depending on it I need to assign variables $CheckDate, $FlushMemory, $LogFile, $InsertMedia.

How can I do?

Many thanks for your help.

[exodius]

Surely this topic has already been discussed but, I'm sorrry, I was not able to find it.

Suppose I have a .ini file with a section like the following:

CheckDate=0
FlushMemory=1
LogFile=log.txt
InsertMedia=0

and depending on it I need to assign variables $CheckDate, $FlushMemory, $LogFile, $InsertMedia.

How can I do?

Many thanks for your help.

Are you saying that you want to read the keys in that section and dynamically create variables based off what's found within, or you want to just do something like:

$CheckDate = IniRead ("C:\Path\To\File.ini", "Section", "CheckDate", "DefaultValueIfLookupFails")

If it's the former, I don't think you can dynamically name variables like that, if it's the latter, look up IniRead in the Helpfile.

[Aassdd]

It's just IniRead. For example if you have an ini file:

[Vars]
Num=1

by using:

$Num = IniRead("path", "Vars", "Num", "")

you get 1.

[Zomp]

If it's the former, I don't think you can dynamically name variables like that, if it's the latter, look up IniRead in the Helpfile.

The former. Anyhow, you have given me the information I needed. Thanks.

[exodius]

The former. Anyhow, you have given me the information I needed. Thanks.

No problem, why do you need/want to declare your variables on the fly?

Edited April 5, 2008 by exodius

[Zomp]

No problem, why do you need/want to declare your variables on the fly?

In my mind it seems just a question of speed and length of coding.

A loop similar to "for each ... next" is simpler that a set of single assigments, mostly if the variables are dozens and dozens.

Edited April 5, 2008 by Zomp