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Oleg Subachev
Are there good classes to work with .INI-files from C# ?
Oleg Subachev
Oleg Subachev
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John Timney \( MVP \)
theres some freebies about - heres one to get you started
http://www.mentalis.org/soft/class.qpx?id=6
http://www.mentalis.org/soft/class.qpx?id=6
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Jeff Gaines
Are there good classes to work with .INI-files from C# ?
Oleg Subachev
No!!!
You probably ought to think about XML files now but I use the following
for ini files:
/// <summary>Returns the value of a key in a section of an INI file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="strSection">String containing section name</param>
/// <param name="strKeyName">String containing key name</param>
/// <param name="strFileName">Full path and file name of INI
file</param>
public static string INIGetKeyValue(string strSection, string
strKeyName, string strFileName)
{
int intReturn = 0;
int BufferSize = 2048;
StringBuilder lpReturn = new StringBuilder(BufferSize);
intReturn = GetPrivateProfileString(strSection, strKeyName, "",
lpReturn, BufferSize, strFileName);
if (intReturn == 0)
{
return "";
}
return lpReturn.ToString();
}
/// <summary>Writes a key/value pair to a section of an INI file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="strSection">String containing section name</param>
/// <param name="strKeyName">String containing key name</param>
/// <param name="strKeyValue">String containing key value</param>
/// <param name="strFileName">Full path and file name of INI
file</param>
public static bool INIWriteKey(string strSection, string strKeyName,
string strKeyValue, string strFileName)
{
int intReturn = WritePrivateProfileString(strSection, strKeyName,
strKeyValue, strFileName);
if (intReturn == 0)
return false;
else
return true;
}
// GetPrivateProfileString
[DllImport("kernel32.DLL", EntryPoint = "GetPrivateProfileString",
SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern int GetPrivateProfileString(string
lpSectionName, string lpKeyName, string lpDefault, StringBuilder
lpReturnedString, int nSize, string lpFileName);
// WritePrivateProfileString
[DllImport("kernel32.DLL", EntryPoint = "WritePrivateProfileStringA",
SetLastError = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern int WritePrivateProfileString(string
lpSectionName, string lpKeyName, string lpKeyValue, string lpFileName);
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Mark Rae
Are there good classes to work with .INI-files from C# ?
Nothing native to the Framework, because that's not the way the Framework
wants you to work these days...
For WinForms apps, use app.config and for WebForms apps use web.config
instead.
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n4ixt
Oleg Subachev said:Are there good classes to work with .INI-files from C# ?
Oleg Subachev
I had a legacy app I was converting and needed to be able to read ini files.
I created a little app state dll that I've been able to reuse. Here's the
main ini class that reads / writes to ini files. (Beware of word wrap!).
Robert
using System;
using System.Xml;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Text;
namespace SNCIT2.AppState
{
public class Ini
{
#region DllImports
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetPrivateProfileIntA")]
static extern public int GetPrivateProfileInt(string sectionName,
string keyName, int defaultVal, string fileName);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetPrivateProfileStringA",
SetLastError = true)]
static extern public int GetPrivateProfileString(string sectionName,
string keyName, string defaultVal, StringBuilder returnVal, int returnSize,
string fileName);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "WritePrivateProfileStringA")]
static extern public int WritePrivateProfileString(string sectionName,
string keyName, string keyVal, string fileName);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "WritePrivateProfileStringA")]
static extern public int DeleteKeyValue(string sectionName, string
keyName, string keyVal, string fileName);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetPrivateProfileStringA")]
static extern public int GetINIKeys(string sectionName, string
keyName, string defaultVal, string returnVal, int returnSize, string
fileName);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetPrivateProfileStringA")]
static extern public int GetINISections(string sectionName, string
keyName, string defaultVal, string returnVal, int returnSize, string
fileName);
#endregion
#region Class Variables
/***********************************************************************/
/* VARIABLES
*/
/***********************************************************************/
private struct myVarsStruct
{
public string iniFileName;
public string section;
}
private myVarsStruct myVars = new myVarsStruct();
#endregion
#region Properties
#region IniFileName
/***********************************************************************/
/* PROPERTIES
*/
/***********************************************************************/
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// IniFileName
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The property IniFileName returns a data type of string.
/// </returns>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 12:00:00 AM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public string IniFileName
{
get
{
return myVars.iniFileName;
}
set
{
myVars.iniFileName = value;
}
}
#endregion
#region Section
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// Section
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The property Section returns a data type of string.
/// </returns>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 12:00:00 AM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public string Section
{
get
{
return myVars.section;
}
set
{
myVars.section = value;
}
}
#endregion
#endregion
#region Public Methods
/***********************************************************************/
/* METHODS
*/
/***********************************************************************/
#region GetString
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// GetString
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method GetString returns a data type of string.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="keyName">keyName a variable of type string</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 2:51:54 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public string GetString(string keyName)
{
string localSection;
string defaultVal = "";
localSection = myVars.section;
if (localSection.Length == 0)
{
localSection = "Default";
}
return GetString(localSection, keyName, defaultVal);
}
#endregion
#region GetString
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// GetString
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method GetString returns a data type of string.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="keyName">keyName a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="defaultVal">defaultVal a variable of type
string</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 2:51:50 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public string GetString(string keyName, string defaultVal)
{
string localSection;
localSection = myVars.section;
if (localSection.Length == 0)
{
localSection = "Default";
}
return GetString(localSection, keyName, defaultVal);
}
#endregion
#region GetString
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// GetString
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method GetString returns a data type of string.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="section">section a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="keyName">keyName a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="defaultVal">defaultVal a variable of type
string</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 2:51:46 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public string GetString(string section, string keyName, string
defaultVal)
{
int apiReturn;
StringBuilder apiBuffer = new StringBuilder(256);
try
{
apiReturn = GetPrivateProfileString(section, keyName,
defaultVal, apiBuffer, apiBuffer.Capacity, myVars.iniFileName);
if (apiBuffer == null)
return "";
else
return apiBuffer.ToString();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Debug.WriteLine("GetSettingStr - Error: " + e.ToString());
return "";
}
}
#endregion
#region GetInt
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// GetInt
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method GetInt returns a data type of int.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="keyname">keyname a variable of type string</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 3:16:00 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public int GetInt(string keyname)
{
return Convert.ToInt32(this.GetString(keyname));
}
#endregion
#region GetInt
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// GetInt
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method GetInt returns a data type of int.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="keyname">keyname a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="defaultVal">defaultVal a variable of type int</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 3:17:07 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public int GetInt(string keyname, int defaultVal)
{
return Convert.ToInt32(GetString(keyname, defaultVal.ToString()));
}
#endregion
#region GetInt
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// GetInt
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method GetInt returns a data type of int.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="section">section a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="keyname">keyname a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="defaultVal">defaultVal a variable of type int</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 3:18:45 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public int GetInt(string section, string keyname, int defaultVal)
{
return Convert.ToInt32(GetString(section, keyname,
defaultVal.ToString()));
}
#endregion
#region SaveString
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// SaveString
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method SaveString returns a data type of void.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="keyName">keyName a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="setting">setting a variable of type string</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 2:51:43 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public void SaveString(string keyName, string setting)
{
string localSection;
localSection = myVars.section;
if (localSection.Length == 0)
{
localSection = "Default";
}
SaveString(localSection, keyName, setting);
}
#endregion
#region SaveString
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// SaveString
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method SaveString returns a data type of void.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="section">section a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="keyName">keyName a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="setting">setting a variable of type string</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 2:51:37 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public void SaveString(string section, string keyName, string setting)
{
int apiReturn;
try
{
apiReturn = WritePrivateProfileString(section, keyName, setting,
myVars.iniFileName);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Debug.WriteLine("SaveSettingStr - Error: " + e.ToString());
}
}
#endregion
#region SaveInt
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// SaveInt
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method SaveInt returns a data type of void.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="keyname">keyname a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="setting">setting a variable of type int</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 3:21:58 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public void SaveInt(string keyname, int setting)
{
SaveString(keyname, setting.ToString());
}
#endregion
#region SaveInt
///************************************************************************
/// <summary>
/// SaveInt
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The method SaveInt returns a data type of void.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="section">section a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="keyname">keyname a variable of type string</param>
/// <param name="setting">setting a variable of type int</param>
/// <revisionhistory>
/// 3/29/2006 3:21:55 PM - Robert C. Cain - Created.
/// </revisionhistory>
///************************************************************************
public void SaveInt(string section, string keyname, int setting)
{
SaveString(section, keyname, setting.ToString());
}
#endregion
#endregion
#region Constructors
/***********************************************************************/
/* CONSTRUCTORS
*/
/***********************************************************************/
public Ini()
{
}
public Ini(string appName)
{
myVars.iniFileName = appName.Trim() + ".ini";
}
public Ini(string appName, string iniFile)
{
myVars.iniFileName = iniFile.Trim();
}
#endregion
}
}
S
shane455
Why re-invent the wheel? Have you tried the .NET "Nini" library? Open
source and supports all kinds of stuff.
source and supports all kinds of stuff.