INI FILE

[kittusr]

C++ Gurus,

I Would like to create (this i would do it manually) an INI file, and read the properties from this file

Ex: if system.ini is the file name.

It would contain the properties like

System_Name=mysystem
Visible=true

From a CPP program i should be able to read the file and get the property i need,

char *a = getvalue("System_Name");

How do i do this ?

Any help on this would be appreiciated

Thanks!

[cksiow]

you have to read the file into a string variable and then find the position of the start of the text that u want,

I hope u know how to read the file into string, if not, refer http://vblib.virtualave.net for a function call ReadFileStr in vbFileIO class.

say you got it into a variable call s,

then you need to get the start position, like this

l = instr(s,"System_Name=")

j = len("System_Name=")
k = len("mysystem")

after getting it, you can then use

x = mid(s,l+j,k)

if the file is INI, you might want to consider GetPrivateProfileString API to do it.

cksiow
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[Cimperiali]

Should not this be posted in C forum, to get quicker answer?

Special thanks to Lothar "the Great" Haensler. Come back soon, you Guru.

[Iouri]

DO you want it in C++ or in VB?

Iouri Boutchkine
iouri@hotsheet.com

[kittusr]

Yes i want this in C++, also if possible could you send me a link to any examples if you have.


Thanks for all the help!!

[cksiow]

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