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VB.Net ini file lookup from code
Hi,
How do i get VB.Net to look at an ini file for a path.
Basicaly i have a path c:\source and a target c:\target
I want to create 2 ini files/ or registry entries so that the system looks at these and selects the path rather than hard coding the path so users can change the ini file rather than looking at the code.
Also will this work for UNCs
How do i get VB.Net to look at an ini file for a path.
Basicaly i have a path c:\source and a target c:\target
I want to create 2 ini files/ or registry entries so that the system looks at these and selects the path rather than hard coding the path so users can change the ini file rather than looking at the code.
Also will this work for UNCs
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I am a novice when it comes to VB.net and feel an ini file would be easier to administer whilst i am learning the product. Is it possible with an ini file or a registry entry
I am relatively new to this also but the app.config is very easy to use. You can add it by going to Project-additems. Then add an application configuration file. Add a key and a value for any info you want to put in then use the 3 lines of code to pull it. Apparently this is the way it is meant to be done in .NET.
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Sorry Made a complete mess of that. If you add a file called app.ini in the program folder with cotents like
PATH=TEST
PATH1=TEST1
Then add this function to your project
Public Function ReadFromIni(ByVal Key) As String
Dim SR As New StreamReader(Application.S
Dim line As String
Dim linearray() As String
line = SR.ReadLine
While Not (line Is Nothing)
linearray = Split(line, "=")
If linearray(0) = Key Then
SR.Close()
Return linearray(1)
End If
line = SR.ReadLine
End While
SR.Close()
Return "error"
End Function
You can call the function with
dim Path as string = ReadFromIni("PATH")
msgbox(Path)
Hopefully there are no mistakes in that.
Eoghan
PATH=TEST
PATH1=TEST1
Then add this function to your project
Public Function ReadFromIni(ByVal Key) As String
Dim SR As New StreamReader(Application.S
Dim line As String
Dim linearray() As String
line = SR.ReadLine
While Not (line Is Nothing)
linearray = Split(line, "=")
If linearray(0) = Key Then
SR.Close()
Return linearray(1)
End If
line = SR.ReadLine
End While
SR.Close()
Return "error"
End Function
You can call the function with
dim Path as string = ReadFromIni("PATH")
msgbox(Path)
Hopefully there are no mistakes in that.
Eoghan
Do you have to use an ini file or can you use a app.config file to store the paths? If you add an app.config file and add the stuff below to the xml you can use the code below that to pull the informaion from the config.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="PATH" value="\\server\share\what
</appSettings>
</configuration>
Dim appSettings As AppSettingsReader = New AppSettingsReader
Dim Path as string
Path = appsettings.GetValue("PATH