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GetPrivateProfi leString problem!

I need to read some configuration data from .ini file located at
Application.Sta rtupPath location .
Here is code snippet :

Public Declare Unicode Function GetPrivateProfi leString Lib "kernel32" Alias
"GetPrivateProf ileStringW" (ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String, ByVal
lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpDefault As String, ByVal lpReturnedStrin g As
String, ByVal nSize As Int32, ByVal lpFileName As String) As Int32
Dim File As String = Application.Sta rtupPath & "\" & filename
x = GetPrivateProfi leString("Confi guration", "DestDbPath ", "Error",
tmpString, Len(tmpString), filename)

What is the problem; Everything works fine on XP platform but when I deploy
application on Win98 platform i have problem.

File path is correct, file is correctly formated :

[Configuration]
DestDbPath = \\tlos-server\podaci\n ucleus2002\Baza-proizvodnja.mdb
SourceXMLPath = c:\tlos\izdatni ce
SkladIDs = 655
OJ = 11
User = Domagoj Kovačević
GetPrivateProfi leString function doesn't retreive data for requested
parameter but fills string buffer passed as reference with "Error"
What to do??????
Is my API declaration correct , I have "googled" and realized that there is
problem with GetPrivateProfi leString function , what is solution????
Win98 platform is mandatory!
I got about 25 stations with Windows 98!
Thanks a lot!


Jun 29 '06 #1
1 3659
Hello Domac,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...filestring.asp
Do your stations have the Microsoft Layer for Unicode installed?

-Boo
I need to read some configuration data from .ini file located at
Application.Sta rtupPath location .

Here is code snippet :

Public Declare Unicode Function GetPrivateProfi leString Lib "kernel32"
Alias "GetPrivateProf ileStringW" (ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String,
ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpDefault As String, ByVal
lpReturnedStrin g As String, ByVal nSize As Int32, ByVal lpFileName As
String) As Int32

Dim File As String = Application.Sta rtupPath & "\" & filename

x = GetPrivateProfi leString("Confi guration", "DestDbPath ", "Error",
tmpString, Len(tmpString), filename)

What is the problem; Everything works fine on XP platform but when I
deploy application on Win98 platform i have problem.

File path is correct, file is correctly formated :

[Configuration]
DestDbPath = \\tlos-server\podaci\n ucleus2002\Baza-proizvodnja.mdb
SourceXMLPath = c:\tlos\izdatni ce
SkladIDs = 655
OJ = 11
User = Domagoj Kovačević
GetPrivateProfi leString function doesn't retreive data for requested
parameter but fills string buffer passed as reference with "Error"
What to do??????

Is my API declaration correct , I have "googled" and realized that
there is
problem with GetPrivateProfi leString function , what is solution????
Win98 platform is mandatory!
I got about 25 stations with Windows 98!
Thanks a lot!

Jun 29 '06 #2

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