@msdn=http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=$$$ @pinvoke=http://pinvoke.net/$$$.htm Summary: The WritePrivateProfileSection API !!!!C# Signature: [DllImport("kernel32.dll")] static extern bool WritePrivateProfileSection(string lpAppName, string lpString, string lpFileName); !!!!C++ Signature: [DllImport("KERNEL32.DLL", CharSet=CharSet::Auto, EntryPoint="WritePrivateProfileSection")] static Boolean WritePrivateProfileSection(String^ lpAppName, String^ lpString, String^ lpFileName); !!!!VB.NET Signature: <DllImport("kernel32.dll")> _ Private Declare Auto Function WritePrivateProfileSection(ByVal lpAppName As String, _ ByVal lpString As String, _ ByVal lpFileName As String) As Boolean Private Declare Ansi Function WritePrivateProfileString _ Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "WritePrivateProfileStringA" _ (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _ ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, _ ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer !!!!User-Defined Types: None. !!!!Notes: None. !!!!Tips & Tricks: Please add some! !!!!Sample Code: VB.NET Dim MYNAME As String = Replace(Replace(Replace(My.Application.Info.CompanyName.ToLower, ",", ""), ".", ""), " ", "_") Dim ConfigFile As String = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData) & "\" & MYNAME & "\" & "database.config" Private Declare Ansi Function GetPrivateProfileString _ Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "GetPrivateProfileStringA" _ (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _ ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpDefault As String, _ ByVal lpReturnedString As System.Text.StringBuilder, _ ByVal nSize As Integer, ByVal lpFileName As String) _ As Integer Private Declare Ansi Function WritePrivateProfileString _ Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "WritePrivateProfileStringA" _ (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _ ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, _ ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer Private Declare Ansi Function GetPrivateProfileInt _ Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "GetPrivateProfileIntA" _ (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _ ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal nDefault As Integer, _ ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer Private Declare Ansi Function FlushPrivateProfileString _ Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "WritePrivateProfileStringA" _ (ByVal lpApplicationName As Integer, _ ByVal lpKeyName As Integer, ByVal lpString As Integer, _ ByVal lpFileName As String) As Integer Public Sub New() Dim FI As New FileInfo(ConfigFile) If My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists(FI.DirectoryName) = False Then My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory(FI.DirectoryName) End If If My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(ConfigFile) = False Then CreateIniDefaults() End If If GetString("SETTINGS", "LAST", "") = "0" Then CreateIniDefaults() End If End Sub #Region "Reading" 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 = 0 Dim objResult As New System.Text.StringBuilder(1024) intCharCount = GetPrivateProfileString(Section, Key, [Default], objResult, objResult.Capacity, ConfigFile) If intCharCount > 0 Then GetString = Left(objResult.ToString, intCharCount) Else Return "0" End If End Function Public Function GetInteger(ByVal Section As String, _ ByVal Key As String, ByVal [Default] As Integer) As Integer ' Returns an integer from your INI file Return GetPrivateProfileInt(Section, Key, _ [Default], ConfigFile) End Function #End Region #Region "Writing" Public Sub WriteString(ByVal Section As String, _ ByVal Key As String, ByVal Value As String) ' Writes a string to your INI file WritePrivateProfileString(Section, Key, Value, ConfigFile) Flush() End Sub Public Sub WriteInteger(ByVal Section As String, _ ByVal Key As String, ByVal Value As Integer) ' Writes an integer to your INI file WriteString(Section, Key, CStr(Value)) Flush() End Sub #End Region #Region "Cleanup" Private Sub Flush() ' Stores all the cached changes to your INI file FlushPrivateProfileString(0, 0, 0, ConfigFile) End Sub #End Region #Region "Default Creation" Private Sub CreateIniDefaults() Dim FI As New FileInfo(ConfigFile) Dim s As String = String.Empty s = s & "[LAST]" & vbCrLf & "LAST=LOCAL" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf s = s & "[LOCAL]" & vbCrLf s = s & "DBTYPE=2" & vbCrLf s = s & "O1=127.0.0.1" & vbCrLf s = s & "ISADMIN=0" & vbCrLf s = s & vbCrLf & vbCrLf s = s & "[SETTINGS]" & vbCrLf s = s & "COMPANY=MY COMPANY,INC." & vbCrLf Try My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText(ConfigFile, s, False) Catch ex As Exception MsgBox("Unable to save default database settings." & vbCrLf & ex.InnerException.ToString, MsgBoxStyle.Information) End Try End Sub #End Region !!!!Alternative Managed API: Do you know one? Please contribute it! Documentation: WritePrivateProfileSection@msdn on MSDN
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