Reading data live from a file

[Decker87]

I have been using files to store settings for quite some time now. For example, having the compiled "My Program.exe" read from the file "My Settings.ini". In these files I would often have some format like:

Setting1: 20

Setting2: 45

Et cetera. I would then have some function to sequentially read each line, then interpret the text. This method works but it is horrendous for editing the data with autoIT. That is, writing a program to specify these values in a user-friendly way has for me up to this point also been sequential.

I am tired of sequentially accessing external data. Has anyone out there made a set of functions to handle external data in a dynamic way? I don't really need a database, I just want to read/write 50 or so lines from a text file.

[Valuater]

An ini file has 'sections' and 'keys' then 'info'

This does not need to be read or accessed sequentially. Just read the info of the key in the section to get the data you want.

[General] ; Section name

1=Light ; key = information

2=dark

3=etc

[settings]

Auto=On

Open=Off

Restart=Off

etc, etc... HTH

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Edited July 25, 2008 by Valuater

[Decker87]

Well, I feel like I just climbed a wall of dicks. I didn't even realize AutoIT had a set of functions for handling INIs! I've been doing it wrong for weeks!

On another note, I do have one question that might actually be legitimate. Is there a way to store more dynamic information in an INI file? That is, say I want the INI to hold a list of strings: string1, string2, string3 etc. Is there such a way for an INI file to contain an arbitrary number of "keys"?

Edited July 25, 2008 by Decker87

[Valuater]

Yes!!!

; File.ini
[Section name]
Key name=this way,that way,which way? 

$read = IniRead("File.ini", "Section name", "Key name", "error")
$KeySplit = StringSplit($read, ",")

For $x = 1 To $KeySplit[0]
    MsgBox(0x0, $x, $KeySplit[$x], 2)
Next

... Hope you didn't have to "Hug that wall too Hard"... lol

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Edited July 25, 2008 by Valuater

[JeremyE]

OK, this sounds closest to what I'm wanting to do, so I'm hoping I can get some help... I'm trying to write a script to change servers for a WoW installation, right now I have to hard-code all the servers, I'd really like to make it so that the server info is all in an external file. If nothing else, it will save me recompiling every time I add in a new server. I'm including the code for the script as I have it now.

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Global $RealmList, $ServerList

$filepath = RegRead ( "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Blizzard Entertainment\World of Warcraft" , "InstallPath" )

$filename = $filepath & "\realmlist.wtf"

$file = FileOpen ( $filename , 2 )

GUICreate ( "Server selection", 210, 80 )

Global $g_idCombo = GUICtrlCreateCombo ( "", 10, 10, 190, 10 )
GUICtrlSetData ( -1,"Blizz|Hell360|Project Requiem", "Project Requiem" )

$Button_1 = GUICtrlCreateButton ( "Select",  80, 40, 50 )

GUISetState ()

Do

    $msg = GUIGetMsg ()
    $Server = GUICtrlRead ( $g_idCombo )

Until $msg = $Button_1

If $Server = "Blizz" Then
    
    FileWrite ( $file, "set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com" & @CRLF )
    FileWrite ( $file, "set patchlist us.version.worldofwarcraft.com" & @CRLF )

ElseIf $Server = "Hell360" Then
    
    FileWrite ( $file, "set realmlist logon.hell360.net" & @CRLF )

ElseIf $Server = "Project Requiem" Then
    
    FileWrite ( $file, "set realmlist 74.196.184.170" & @CRLF )

EndIf

FileClose ( $file )

If anyone can help me with this, I'd be greatly appreciative. Thanks!