Retrieving variables from an INI file 1

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How can I retrieve variables such as USERNAME from an INI file?

 

[KeithBrautigam]

Adron,

There are a few Windows API functions for this. The one you want is probably GetPrivateProfileString. Microsoft's documentation on this function may be found at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/winbase/regapi_7fxj.htm

A similar function is GetPrivateProfileInt. It is documented at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/winbase/regapi_7egk.htm

Hope this helps.

Keith Brautigam

 

[gleason]

Assuming you know the section and tag name, it is very simple. For example, to read the following information

[My Section]
User Name=GLEASON

you just need to use the API noted by Keith Brautigam as follows (the third parameter is default data that will be copied into your buffer if the tag is not found or has no data after the = sign):

char IniBuf[16];
GetPrivateProfileString("My Section", "User Name", "DEFAULT", IniBuf, sizeof(IniBuf),"c:\myfile.ini"

Hope that helps!

Pat Gleason
gleason@megsinet.net