INIFile.GetValueNames Examples

table INIFile.GetValueNames (

Example 1

value_names = INIFile.GetValueNames(_SourceDrive .. "\\images.ini", "Water");

Gets all of the value names within the "Water" section of the INI file named "images.ini" and stores them in a table called "value_names."

Example 2

-- Get all of the value names in a section of an INI file.

all_values = INIFile.GetValueNames("C:\\Data.ini", "INSTALL");

-- Get the error code of the last action.

error = Application.GetLastError();

-- If an error occurred, display an error message.

if (error ~= 0) then

Dialog.Message("Error", _tblErrorMessages[error], MB_OK, MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);

else

-- Check to see if there was a value at the second position.

if (all_values[2] ~= nil) then

-- Display the name of the second value in the section.

Dialog.Message("Information", "The second value in the INSTALL section is ".."'"..all_values[2].."'.", MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION);

else

-- Notify the user there is no second value.

Dialog.Message("Information", "There is no second value in the INSTALL section." , MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION);

end

Gets all of the value names within the "INSTALL" section of the INI file named "Data.ini" and stores them in a table called "all_values." If there is a second value in the section, it's name is displayed in a dialog. If there is no second value name, a dialog is shown to notify the user.