dmmorris
14th March 2003 23:32 UTC

WriteINIStr with unpaired value
Does anyone know how to write a simple string to an ini file? I am trying to a value without the =xxxx. That may just point out that the ini file is being used improperly but in this case I don't have control over the format of the ini file. I am guessing that I could also use a file write, but in that case I would have to locate the proper section.

Thanks,

David Morris

Afrow UK
15th March 2003 00:40 UTC

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=128404

This topic should help (read my post at the bottom)

Maybe you can use that instead.


-Stuart

kichik
15th March 2003 12:20 UTC

That's actually a bug. You are supposed to be able to write an empty string as a value. I will fix this ASAP.

kichik
15th March 2003 13:54 UTC

Done.

dmmorris
2nd April 2003 16:19 UTC

With your fix, I can write out a value as:
[somesection]
myvalue=
[nextsection]

but what I actaully need is to write out:
[somesection]
myvalue
[nextsection]...

It could be that the program I am working with uses ini files incorrectly, but I don't have any control over the program.

Thanks,

David Morris

kichik
2nd April 2003 16:25 UTC

That's impossible with WriteINIStr, it's not how INI files are structured. If you want to do it this way you'll have to write manually with FileOpen, FileRead, FileWrite and FileClose.

dmmorris
2nd April 2003 17:51 UTC

Thanks for your help, I was going down that path when I got your message and it looks like it will work.

David Morris