Read complete INI section

[ozbob]

I would like to read all the keys and values from one particular INI Section. With the option INIREAD I cannot see how to do this since you need to specify the key within the section.

But I don't know the key so I want to read the entire SECTION without specifying the key(s).

[DirtyBanditos]

I would like to read all the keys and values from one particular INI Section. With the option INIREAD I cannot see how to do this since you need to specify the key within the section.

But I don't know the key so I want to read the entire SECTION without specifying the key(s).

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hello look on the Autoit Helpfiles !

$sFile=@SCRIPTDIR & '\Test.ini'
$spam6=IniRead($sFile, 'spam', 'spam', 'Read this ini')
$spam=InputBox("DirtyBanditos", "Please enter your Message", $spam6)
iniwrite($sFile, 'spam', 'spam', $spam)

[ozbob]

$spam6=IniRead($sFile, 'spam', 'spam', 'Read this ini')

In this line you specify SPAM twice:

1. For the section

2. For the key

My problem is that I know which SECTION to read but I do NOT know the KEY name.....I want to know which keys there are and how many.

Any suggestions.....

[Domonoky]

Hi ..

i think the easyst thing would be, not to use the inread function. :-)

If you read it as a normal file, an parse it line by line.. i think it would be easy :-)

so look in the helpfile about filereadline funktion..

mfg Domonoky

[Lazycat]

I'm not remember, maybe someone made and posted similar UDF. Here is my variant:

Dim $str = ""
$a = _IniEnumKeys("wincmd.ini", "left")
For $i = 1 to $a[0]
    $str = $str & $a[$i] & @CR
Next
MsgBox (0, "Num keys=" & $a[0], $str)

Func _IniEnumKeys($sIni, $sSection)
    Local $aKeys[1], $iKeyCnt = 1
    $aKeys[0] = 0
    $hIniFile = FileOpen($sIni, 0)
    While 1
        $sLine = FileReadLine($hIniFile)
        If @error = -1 Then 
            FileClose($hIniFile)
            Return $aKeys
        Endif
        If StringInStr($sLine, "[" & $sSection & "]") Then Exitloop
    Wend
    While 1
        $sLine = FileReadLine($hIniFile)
        If @error = -1 Then Exitloop
        $sLine = StringStripWS($sLine, 3)
        If StringLeft($sLine, 1) == "[" and StringRight($sLine, 1) == "]" Then Exitloop
        $iEqPos = StringInStr($sLine, "=")
        If $iEqPos and not (StringLeft($sLine, 1) == ";") Then
            $iKeyCnt = $iKeyCnt + 1
            ReDim $aKeys[$iKeyCnt]
            $aKeys[$iKeyCnt-1] = StringLeft($sLine, $iEqPos-1)
        Endif
    Wend
    FileClose($hIniFile)
    $aKeys[0] = $iKeyCnt - 1
    Return $aKeys
EndFunc

[Valik]

Weird, I remember reading this thread, but it had no bearing what-so-ever on my post I made in the developer's private forum. There's an API call to get this information, it just hasn't been added to AutoIt yet. After the next stable release (103), I'll submit something to Jon for the new beta's that will do this.

And before anybody asks, the function isn't useable with DllCall(), it uses double-NULL terminated strings with NULL delimiters.

[Josbe]

$a = _IniEnumKeys("wincmd.ini", "left")

...the great TCommander!

Weird, I remember reading this thread, but it had no bearing what-so-ever on my post I made in the developer's private forum.  There's an API call to get this information, it just hasn't been added to AutoIt yet.  After the next stable release (103), I'll submit something to Jon for the new beta's that will do this.

And before anybody asks, the function isn't useable with DllCall(), it uses double-NULL terminated strings with NULL delimiters.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

By the way, it would be very good.

[ozbob]

Thanx a lot this is exactly what I needed......and it would indeed be great if this could be added as an AUTOIT function.

[Lazycat]

After the next stable release (103), I'll submit something to Jon for the new beta's that will do this.

Great, this is too essential function (and enumerating sections also).

...the great TCommander!

Yeah, this is an alpha and omega!