using ini file in vb6, problem with path to file
- by DrPut
I have read many articles about how to use an INI file within my VB6 project. I don't have a problem with the methods, my problem is how to make the EXE file find the INI file. I don't want to hard code the path in the program. I simply want the EXE to expect the INI file to be present in the same folder the EXE is executed from.
When I run the program from inside VB6 IDE, the INI is found and processed. When I compile the program and run the EXE, nothing is found.
My code looks like:
gServer = sGetINI(sINIFile, "TOOLBOM", "ServerName", "?")
where TOOLBOM is the [Section] and "ServerName" is the key for the value.
I obtained the following code for the API:
Rem API DECLARATIONS
Declare Function GetPrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"GetPrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName _
As String, ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpDefault _
As String, ByVal lpReturnedString As String, ByVal _
nSize As Long, ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
Declare Function WritePrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"WritePrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName _
As String, ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpString As Any, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
Public Function sGetINI(sINIFile As String, sSection As String, sKey _
As String, sDefault As String) As String
Dim sTemp As String * 256
Dim nLength As Integer
sTemp = Space$(256)
nLength = GetPrivateProfileString(sSection, sKey, sDefault, sTemp, _
255, sINIFile)
sGetINI = Left$(sTemp, nLength)
End Function
Public Sub writeINI(sINIFile As String, sSection As String, sKey _
As String, sValue As String)
Dim n As Integer
Dim sTemp As String
sTemp = sValue
Rem Replace any CR/LF characters with spaces
For n = 1 To Len(sValue)
If Mid$(sValue, n, 1) = vbCr Or Mid$(sValue, n, 1) = vbLf _
Then Mid$(sValue, n) = " "
Next n
n = WritePrivateProfileString(sSection, sKey, sTemp, sINIFile)
End Sub
