INI File placement

[Jaeu]

Is there a way to get my INI file to be in the directory that the .exe is in or does it have to be in the C:\ root?

[Andrew]

For the locations use apppath$ +"settings.ini"
That will then create a file called settings.ini in the application directory.

[Jaeu]

Many thx but I am having trouble as to where to set this.
Is it in the INI expression:
Set file to .... Apppath$+"Nameoffile"
which I then presume would use the file "Nameoffile" to save and load from? (in the application directory)

[DavidN]

That's right - or alternatively, I always use "./filename.ini", which works equally well.

[Jaeu]

Ok Im a tad confused, I wonder if u could clarify pls

is it
"./filename"
or
".\filename"
?

[garethlowe]

MMF Converts slashes to the correct orientation "\" so dont worry. But some extensions will affect .\ paths (such as common dialog) so be careful.

And ideally for multi-user (and future Vista compatiblity) you should be writing into application data or %appdata%\Company Name\App Name\

You can use YASO to get the users application data path.

[Dynasoft]

Or, %appdata%\Company Name\App Name\ should work. No need to use yaso if %appdata% works, is there?

[Bibin]

It's never worked for me...

[Yves]

The File object contains a function to get the pathname of the AppData directory: AppDataDirectory$( "File" ).

Yves.

[Blueberry]

Will this work in older systems like Win 95 or Win 98?