C# Signature:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError=true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool WritePrivateProfileString(string lpAppName,
string lpKeyName, string lpString, string lpFileName);
VB.NET Signature:
<DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function WritePrivateProfileString(ByVal lpAppName As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, _
ByVal lpString As String, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Boolean
End Function
VB.NET Alternative Signature:
<DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Declare Auto Function WritePrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpAppName As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As String, _
ByVal lpString As String, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Boolean
C++ Signature:
[DllImport("KERNEL32.DLL", CharSet=CharSet::Auto, EntryPoint="WritePrivateProfileString")]
static Boolean WritePrivateProfileString(String^ lpAppName, String^ lpKeyName, String^ lpString, String^ lpFileName);
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
If StringToWrite is NULL, the line indicated by SectionName and KeyName will be deleted.
If KeyName is NULL, the entire section indicated by SectionName and all keys and values therein will be deleted.
Tips & Tricks:
Please add some!
Sample Code:
C# Sample:
bool WriteINI(string SectionName, string KeyName, string StringToWrite, string INIFileName)
{
bool Return;
Return = WritePrivateProfileString(SectionName,
KeyName,
StringToWrite,
INIFileName);
return Return;
}
VB.NET Sample
Dim bres As Boolean
bres = WritePrivateProfileString("AppName", "KeyName", "TestValue", "c:\test.ini")
Console.WriteLine("WritePrivateProfileString returned : " & bres.ToString())
VB.NET Alternative Sample
Public Function WriteIni(ByVal lpAppName As String, ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal lpFilename As String) As Boolean
Try
WritePrivateProfileString(lpAppname, lpKeyName, lpString, lpFilename)
Return True
Exit Try
Catch ex As Exception
Return False
End Try
End Function
PowerShell Sample
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Edit-old-fashioned-INI-f8fbc067
Alternative Managed API:
Do you know one? Please contribute it!
