Managing information in initialization files

Functions for accessing initialization files

PowerBuilder provides several functions you can use to manage application settings in initialization files.

**Table 33-1: PowerBuilder initialization file functions**
Function	Description
ProfileInt	Obtains the integer value of a setting in a profile file
ProfileString	Obtains the string value of a setting in a profile file
SetProfileString	Writes a value in a profile file

For complete information about these functions, see the PowerScript Reference.

For how to use the ProfileString functions with the registry, see “Managing information in the Windows registry”.

The format of APP.INI

The examples below manage application information in a profile file called APP.INI. This file keeps track of user preferences that control the appearance of the application. It has a Preferences section that stores four color settings:

[Preferences]

WindowColor=Silver

BorderColor=Red

BackColor=Black

TextColor=White

Reading values

The following script retrieves color settings from the APP.INI file:

wincolor = ProfileString("app.ini", "Preferences", "WindowColor", "")
brdcolor = ProfileString("app.ini", "Preferences", "BorderColor", "")
bckcolor = ProfileString("app.ini", "Preferences", "BackColor", "")
txtcolor = ProfileString("app.ini", "Preferences", "TextColor", "")

Setting values

The following script stores color settings in the APP.INI file:

SetProfileString("app.ini", "Preferences", "WindowColor", wincolor)
SetProfileString("app.ini", "Preferences", "BorderColor", brdcolor)
SetProfileString("app.ini", "Preferences", "BackColor", bckcolor)
SetProfileString("app.ini", "Preferences", "TextColor", txtcolor)