Randy:
I too am having the problem that this other guy/girl had. I put in
the proper API declarations and arguments for GetPrivateProfi leString
yet it doesn't return the correct stuff. It always returns the
default value (padded with huge amount of spaces on the right) and the
return value (number of characters read) is some crazy huge number
like 51298398749084
Your demo doesn't work in .Net - it's for prior versions of VB, and so
the problem still remains. Have you had any luck with
GetPrivateProfi leString in VB.Net?
Mark Hayworth
From: Randy Birch (rg*@mvps.org)
Subject: Re: Why won't GetPrivateProfi leString work?
View this article only
Newsgroups: comp.lang.visua l.basic
Date: 2003-02-03 19:24:40 PST
Examine the basic private profile demo at http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/code/file/pprofilebasic.htm
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news:pa******** *************** *****@spam.com. ..
# I can't for the life of me to get the GetPrivateProfi leString API
function
# to work correctly in VB.NET, although I've gotten
# WritePrivatePro fileString to work. Listed below after this message
# are the function declarations I'm using.
#
# These two functions write to the test.ini as they should:
# WritePrivatePro fileString("Sec tion1", "FirstKey", "First Value",
"test.ini")
# WritePrivatePro fileString("Sec tion2", "SecondKey" , "Second Value",
"test.ini")
#
#
# But when I try and read the values back, all that is copied to the
buffer
# is the "Default" value:
#
# GetPrivateProfi leString("Secti on1", "FirstKey", "Default", Buffer,
255,
# "test.ini")
#
# MsgBox(Buffer, MsgBoxStyle.OKO nly, "Ini Test")
#
#
# I also tried hard coding the path to the test.ini file, but that
didn't
# work either. Any ideas why GetPrivateProfi leString isn't working?
#
# -Thanks
#
#
# Function Declarations:
#
# Private Declare Function GetPrivateProfi leString Lib "kernel32"
Alias _
# "GetPrivateProf ileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String,
ByVal _
# lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpDefault As String, ByVal
lpReturnedStrin g _
# As String, ByVal nSize As Long, ByVal lpFileName As String) As
Long
#
#
# Private Declare Function WritePrivatePro fileString Lib "kernel32"
Alias _
# "WritePrivatePr ofileStringA" (ByVal lpSectionName As String, ByVal
_
# lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal lpFileName As
String) As Long
# 4  19244 
Nope ... my .net disks are used as coasters, so I can feel there is at least
some redeeming value to the product.
: Date: 2003-02-03 19:24:40 PST
golly ... that's why I hate google! <g>
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Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
"Mark Hayworth" <ha******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:26******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...
: Randy:
: I too am having the problem that this other guy/girl had. I put in
: the proper API declarations and arguments for GetPrivateProfi leString
: yet it doesn't return the correct stuff. It always returns the
: default value (padded with huge amount of spaces on the right) and the
: return value (number of characters read) is some crazy huge number
: like 51298398749084
: Your demo doesn't work in .Net - it's for prior versions of VB, and so
: the problem still remains. Have you had any luck with
: GetPrivateProfi leString in VB.Net?
: Mark Hayworth
:
:
:
:
: From: Randy Birch (rg*@mvps.org)
: Subject: Re: Why won't GetPrivateProfi leString work?
:
:
: View this article only
: Newsgroups: comp.lang.visua l.basic
: Date: 2003-02-03 19:24:40 PST
:
:
: Examine the basic private profile demo at
: http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/code/file/pprofilebasic.htm
:
: --
:
: Randy Birch
: MVP Visual Basic
: http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/
: Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
:
:
: "nospam" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
: news:pa******** *************** *****@spam.com. ..
: # I can't for the life of me to get the GetPrivateProfi leString API
: function
: # to work correctly in VB.NET, although I've gotten
: # WritePrivatePro fileString to work. Listed below after this message
: # are the function declarations I'm using.
: #
: # These two functions write to the test.ini as they should:
: # WritePrivatePro fileString("Sec tion1", "FirstKey", "First Value",
: "test.ini")
: # WritePrivatePro fileString("Sec tion2", "SecondKey" , "Second Value",
: "test.ini")
: #
: #
: # But when I try and read the values back, all that is copied to the
: buffer
: # is the "Default" value:
: #
: # GetPrivateProfi leString("Secti on1", "FirstKey", "Default", Buffer,
: 255,
: # "test.ini")
: #
: # MsgBox(Buffer, MsgBoxStyle.OKO nly, "Ini Test")
: #
: #
: # I also tried hard coding the path to the test.ini file, but that
: didn't
: # work either. Any ideas why GetPrivateProfi leString isn't working?
: #
: # -Thanks
: #
: #
: # Function Declarations:
: #
: # Private Declare Function GetPrivateProfi leString Lib "kernel32"
: Alias _
: # "GetPrivateProf ileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String,
: ByVal _
: # lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpDefault As String, ByVal
: lpReturnedStrin g _
: # As String, ByVal nSize As Long, ByVal lpFileName As String) As
: Long
: #
: #
: # Private Declare Function WritePrivatePro fileString Lib "kernel32"
: Alias _
: # "WritePrivatePr ofileStringA" (ByVal lpSectionName As String, ByVal
: _
: # lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal lpFileName As
: String) As Long
: #
Sorry ... I meant to include links to net groups where you might find a
compassionate ear .. news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dotnet.general news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...t.languages.vb news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....vsnet.general
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MVP Visual Basic http://vbnet.mvps.org/
Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
"Randy Birch" <rg************ @mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Sn******** ***********@twi ster01.bloor.is .net.cable.roge rs.com...
: Nope ... my .net disks are used as coasters, so I can feel there is at
least
: some redeeming value to the product.
:
:: Date: 2003-02-03 19:24:40 PST
:
: golly ... that's why I hate google! <g>
:
: --
:
: Randy Birch
: MVP Visual Basic
: http://vbnet.mvps.org/
: Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
:
:
: "Mark Hayworth" <ha******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
: news:26******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...
:: Randy:
:: I too am having the problem that this other guy/girl had. I put in
:: the proper API declarations and arguments for GetPrivateProfi leString
:: yet it doesn't return the correct stuff. It always returns the
:: default value (padded with huge amount of spaces on the right) and the
:: return value (number of characters read) is some crazy huge number
:: like 51298398749084
:: Your demo doesn't work in .Net - it's for prior versions of VB, and so
:: the problem still remains. Have you had any luck with
:: GetPrivateProfi leString in VB.Net?
:: Mark Hayworth
::
::
::
::
:: From: Randy Birch (rg*@mvps.org)
:: Subject: Re: Why won't GetPrivateProfi leString work?
::
::
:: View this article only
:: Newsgroups: comp.lang.visua l.basic
:: Date: 2003-02-03 19:24:40 PST
::
::
:: Examine the basic private profile demo at
:: http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/code/file/pprofilebasic.htm
::
:: --
::
:: Randy Birch
:: MVP Visual Basic
:: http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/
:: Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
::
::
:: "nospam" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
:: news:pa******** *************** *****@spam.com. ..
:: # I can't for the life of me to get the GetPrivateProfi leString API
:: function
:: # to work correctly in VB.NET, although I've gotten
:: # WritePrivatePro fileString to work. Listed below after this message
:: # are the function declarations I'm using.
:: #
:: # These two functions write to the test.ini as they should:
:: # WritePrivatePro fileString("Sec tion1", "FirstKey", "First Value",
:: "test.ini")
:: # WritePrivatePro fileString("Sec tion2", "SecondKey" , "Second Value",
:: "test.ini")
:: #
:: #
:: # But when I try and read the values back, all that is copied to the
:: buffer
:: # is the "Default" value:
:: #
:: # GetPrivateProfi leString("Secti on1", "FirstKey", "Default", Buffer,
:: 255,
:: # "test.ini")
:: #
:: # MsgBox(Buffer, MsgBoxStyle.OKO nly, "Ini Test")
:: #
:: #
:: # I also tried hard coding the path to the test.ini file, but that
:: didn't
:: # work either. Any ideas why GetPrivateProfi leString isn't working?
:: #
:: # -Thanks
:: #
:: #
:: # Function Declarations:
:: #
:: # Private Declare Function GetPrivateProfi leString Lib "kernel32"
:: Alias _
:: # "GetPrivateProf ileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String,
:: ByVal _
:: # lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpDefault As String, ByVal
:: lpReturnedStrin g _
:: # As String, ByVal nSize As Long, ByVal lpFileName As String) As
:: Long
:: #
:: #
:: # Private Declare Function WritePrivatePro fileString Lib "kernel32"
:: Alias _
:: # "WritePrivatePr ofileStringA" (ByVal lpSectionName As String, ByVal
:: _
:: # lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal lpFileName As
:: String) As Long
:: #
:
Randy:
Thanks for pointing me to the other newsgroups - I found the answer
there pretty quickly. Apparently it has to do with vb6 longs are now
..Net integers because a long in .net is 64 bits not 32 bits as before
in vb6. Corrected code from Tom Shelton follows.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Declare Auto Function WritePrivatePro fileString Lib "kernel32"
_
(ByVal lpApplication As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, _
ByVal lpString As String, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer
Private Declare Auto Function GetPrivateProfi leString Lib "kernel32" _
(ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, _
ByVal lpDefault As String, _
ByVal lpReturnedStrin g As System.Text.Str ingBuilder, _
ByVal nSize As Integer, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer
Private Sub DoIt()
Dim strData As New System.Text.Str ingBuilder(255)
WritePrivatePro fileString(Appl ication.Product Name, "Datum1", _
"NewInfo", "MyInfo.ini ")
GetPrivateProfi leString (Application.Pr oductName, "Datum1", _
"DefaultInf o", strData, strData.Capacit y, "MyInfo.ini ")
MsgBox (strData.ToStri ng())
End Sub
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Note that Application.Pro ductName is really the section name in your
ini file and "Datum1" is the key name. The value comes out in strData
automatically - you don't need to assign anything to the return value
of GetPrivateProfi leString
Thanks,
Mark Hayworth
"Randy Birch" <rg************ @mvps.org> wrote in message news:<9p******* ************@tw ister01.bloor.i s.net.cable.rog ers.com>... Sorry ... I meant to include links to net groups where you might find a
compassionate ear ..
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dotnet.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...t.languages.vb
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....vsnet.general
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MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/
Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
"Randy Birch" <rg************ @mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Sn******** ***********@twi ster01.bloor.is .net.cable.roge rs.com...
: Nope ... my .net disks are used as coasters, so I can feel there is at
least
: some redeeming value to the product.
:
:: Date: 2003-02-03 19:24:40 PST
:
: golly ... that's why I hate google! <g>
:
: --
:
: Randy Birch
: MVP Visual Basic
: http://vbnet.mvps.org/
: Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
:
:
: "Mark Hayworth" <ha******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
: news:26******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...
:: Randy:
:: I too am having the problem that this other guy/girl had. I put in
:: the proper API declarations and arguments for GetPrivateProfi leString
:: yet it doesn't return the correct stuff. It always returns the
:: default value (padded with huge amount of spaces on the right) and the
:: return value (number of characters read) is some crazy huge number
:: like 51298398749084
:: Your demo doesn't work in .Net - it's for prior versions of VB, and so
:: the problem still remains. Have you had any luck with
:: GetPrivateProfi leString in VB.Net?
:: Mark Hayworth
::
::
II found this using google:
I put the following at the top of the module, above the forms stuff:
=============== =============== ============
Public Class IniFile
' API functions
Private Declare Ansi Function GetPrivateProfi leString _
Lib "kernel32.d ll" Alias "GetPrivateProf ileStringA" _
(ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpDefault As String, _
ByVal lpReturnedStrin g As System.Text.Str ingBuilder, _
ByVal nSize As Integer, ByVal lpFileName As String) _
As Integer
Private Declare Ansi Function WritePrivatePro fileString _
Lib "kernel32.d ll" Alias "WritePrivatePr ofileStringA" _
(ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer
Private Declare Ansi Function GetPrivateProfi leInt _
Lib "kernel32.d ll" Alias "GetPrivateProf ileIntA" _
(ByVal lpApplicationNa me As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal nDefault As Integer, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer
Private Declare Ansi Function FlushPrivatePro fileString _
Lib "kernel32.d ll" Alias "WritePrivatePr ofileStringA" _
(ByVal lpApplicationNa me As Integer, _
ByVal lpKeyName As Integer, ByVal lpString As Integer, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer
Dim strFilename As String
' Constructor, accepting a filename
Public Sub New(ByVal Filename As String)
strFilename = Filename
End Sub
' Read-only filename property
ReadOnly Property FileName() As String
Get
Return strFilename
End Get
End Property
Public Function GetString(ByVal Section As String, _
ByVal Key As String, ByVal [Default] As String) As String
' Returns a string from your INI file
Dim intCharCount As Integer
Dim objResult As New System.Text.Str ingBuilder(256)
intCharCount = GetPrivateProfi leString(Sectio n, Key, _
[Default], objResult, objResult.Capac ity, strFilename)
If intCharCount > 0 Then GetString = Strings.Left(ob jResult.ToStrin g,
intCharCount)
End Function
Public Function GetInteger(ByVa l Section As String, _
ByVal Key As String, ByVal [Default] As Integer) As Integer
' Returns an integer from your INI file
Return GetPrivateProfi leInt(Section, Key, _
[Default], strFilename)
End Function
Public Function GetBoolean(ByVa l Section As String, _
ByVal Key As String, ByVal [Default] As Boolean) As Boolean
' Returns a boolean from your INI file
Return (GetPrivateProf ileInt(Section, Key, _
CInt([Default]), strFilename) = 1)
End Function
Public Sub WriteString(ByV al Section As String, _
ByVal Key As String, ByVal Value As String)
' Writes a string to your INI file
WritePrivatePro fileString(Sect ion, Key, Value, strFilename)
Flush()
End Sub
Public Sub WriteInteger(By Val Section As String, _
ByVal Key As String, ByVal Value As Integer)
' Writes an integer to your INI file
WriteString(Sec tion, Key, CStr(Value))
Flush()
End Sub
Public Sub WriteBoolean(By Val Section As String, _
ByVal Key As String, ByVal Value As Boolean)
' Writes a boolean to your INI file
WriteString(Sec tion, Key, CStr(CInt(Value )))
Flush()
End Sub
Private Sub Flush()
' Stores all the cached changes to your INI file
FlushPrivatePro fileString(0, 0, 0, strFilename)
End Sub
End Class
=============== ==============
within my code I use the following to write a to a [setion] key=value
Dim objIniFile As New IniFile("your file path\yourfile.i ni")
objIniFile.Writ eString("Sectio n name", "Keyname", "your value as string")
'============== ======
to read from a [section] key=value
Dim objIniFile As New IniFile("your file path\yourfile.i ni")
Dim boolData As Boolean = objIniFile.GetB oolean("your Section name", "your
key", True)
good luck.......jois ey
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