Newbie Question:- loading settings from ini file

[Jasonic]

Does anyone have instructions on how to read from an ini file when an application starts up.

I would like the application to always load up with the saved settings, but if the ini file is missing then use the default values to recreate the ini file.

any help or resources where this has been achieved would be great

thanks in advance
Jason Jason Thomas
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[LucieLastic]

hi

Here's a small example. Use WriteString to set values in the ini file.

uses Inifiles;

:
var LoginIni : TIniFile;
:

LoginIni := TIniFile.Create(IniPath+'\Mgr.ini');
DBName := LoginIni.ReadString('DB', 'DEFAULTDB', 'ERROR');
if (DBName = 'ERROR') then
begin
Showmessage('unable to read ini file');
end;
:
LoginIni.Free;

 

[Stretchwickster]

Check out TIniFile in the Delphi help, there are examples you can view there.

Also, have a look at:

http://delphi.about.com/library/weekly/aa120401a.htm

http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=568&lngWId=7

Clive

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