Trouble with .ini files on Win7 x64
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From: David Kerber on 20 Apr 2010 16:14 I'm having trouble reading values from a .ini file on windows 7 x64. Specifically, changes that I make in a text editor are not appearing when I try to read them in through my application. Other settings that have been in the .ini file for ages will read in just fine; just not the new entries. I have made the changes in both copies of my .ini file: the one in c: \windows, and the one in my appdata\local\virtualstore\windows folder, and while changes in either one of these appear in the other in the text editor, they will not show up when I read them in from my app, even though long-standing entries work fine. I'm sure it's something to do with win7's virtualization, but can't figure out how to get around it; can somebody tell me what I'm missing? My code I'm usiing is: labelName = GetIniString("WebSIRA", "OspFullLabel", "", "WinTM.ini") and GetIniString is: Function GetIniString$(AppName$, KeyName$, Default$, IniFileName$) 'calls windows API call to get the desired string from the specified ..ini file ReturnString$ = Space(255) BuffSize& = Len(ReturnString$) StringLen& = GetPrivateProfileString&(AppName$, KeyName$, Default$, ReturnString$, BuffSize&, IniFileName$) GetIniString$ = Left$(ReturnString$, StringLen&) End Function Thanks! D
From: David Kerber on 20 Apr 2010 16:16 Oops, forgot to specify: the trouble I'm having is that I'm always getting back my "default" value; it's not reading from the .ini file. In article <MPG.2637d4faeee4b9689896f1(a)news.onecommunications.net>, ns_dkerber(a)ns_warrenrogersassociates.com says... > > I'm having trouble reading values from a .ini file on windows 7 x64. > Specifically, changes that I make in a text editor are not appearing > when I try to read them in through my application. Other settings that > have been in the .ini file for ages will read in just fine; just not the > new entries. > > I have made the changes in both copies of my .ini file: the one in c: > \windows, and the one in my appdata\local\virtualstore\windows folder, > and while changes in either one of these appear in the other in the text > editor, they will not show up when I read them in from my app, even > though long-standing entries work fine. > > I'm sure it's something to do with win7's virtualization, but can't > figure out how to get around it; can somebody tell me what I'm missing? > > > > My code I'm usiing is: > > labelName = GetIniString("WebSIRA", "OspFullLabel", "", "WinTM.ini") > > > and GetIniString is: > > > Function GetIniString$(AppName$, KeyName$, Default$, IniFileName$) > 'calls windows API call to get the desired string from the specified > .ini file > ReturnString$ = Space(255) > BuffSize& = Len(ReturnString$) > StringLen& = GetPrivateProfileString&(AppName$, KeyName$, Default$, > ReturnString$, BuffSize&, IniFileName$) > GetIniString$ = Left$(ReturnString$, StringLen&) > > End Function > > > > Thanks! > D
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 20 Apr 2010 16:51 Chances are that your application is not reading the same file as you're editing. Keep in mind that there are two versions of "system32" -- the one that 64bit applications see, in \windows\system32, and the one that 32-bit applications see, in \windows\SysWOW64. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "David Kerber" <ns_dkerber(a)ns_warrenrogersassociates.com> wrote in message news:MPG.2637d58e56e19a7d9896f2(a)news.onecommunications.net... > Oops, forgot to specify: the trouble I'm having is that I'm always > getting back my "default" value; it's not reading from the .ini file. > > > In article <MPG.2637d4faeee4b9689896f1(a)news.onecommunications.net>, > ns_dkerber(a)ns_warrenrogersassociates.com says... >> >> I'm having trouble reading values from a .ini file on windows 7 x64. >> Specifically, changes that I make in a text editor are not appearing >> when I try to read them in through my application. Other settings that >> have been in the .ini file for ages will read in just fine; just not the >> new entries. >> >> I have made the changes in both copies of my .ini file: the one in c: >> \windows, and the one in my appdata\local\virtualstore\windows folder, >> and while changes in either one of these appear in the other in the text >> editor, they will not show up when I read them in from my app, even >> though long-standing entries work fine. >> >> I'm sure it's something to do with win7's virtualization, but can't >> figure out how to get around it; can somebody tell me what I'm missing? >> >> >> >> My code I'm usiing is: >> >> labelName = GetIniString("WebSIRA", "OspFullLabel", "", "WinTM.ini") >> >> >> and GetIniString is: >> >> >> Function GetIniString$(AppName$, KeyName$, Default$, IniFileName$) >> 'calls windows API call to get the desired string from the specified >> .ini file >> ReturnString$ = Space(255) >> BuffSize& = Len(ReturnString$) >> StringLen& = GetPrivateProfileString&(AppName$, KeyName$, Default$, >> ReturnString$, BuffSize&, IniFileName$) >> GetIniString$ = Left$(ReturnString$, StringLen&) >> >> End Function >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> D > >
From: David Kerber on 20 Apr 2010 20:01 In article <OEkBKtM4KHA.4964(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org says... > > Chances are that your application is not reading the same file as you're > editing. Keep in mind that there are two versions of "system32" -- the one > that 64bit applications see, in \windows\system32, and the one that 32-bit > applications see, in \windows\SysWOW64. I'm not reading anything in system32; it's in \windows and appdata\local \virtualstore, and I've tried editing both copies. D
From: John Barnes on 24 Apr 2010 11:56 You need to determine where the app is reading the ini. file from. There is no magic. Charlie pointed out the obvious difference in 64-bit systems. "David Kerber" <ns_dkerber(a)ns_warrenrogersassociates.com> wrote in message news:MPG.26380a54d262438b9896f3(a)news.onecommunications.net... > In article <OEkBKtM4KHA.4964(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, > Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org says... >> >> Chances are that your application is not reading the same file as you're >> editing. Keep in mind that there are two versions of "system32" -- the >> one >> that 64bit applications see, in \windows\system32, and the one that >> 32-bit >> applications see, in \windows\SysWOW64. > > I'm not reading anything in system32; it's in \windows and appdata\local > \virtualstore, and I've tried editing both copies. > > D >
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