setting ini path, group, item from variables

[ajp]

I have worked with ini files some and understand the basics. However, when I try to set the file path, group, etc. with a variable, the value of an edit box for example, it doesn't work at all. The file is not created or the group info is not recorded. With static info there is no problem. My best guess is that I am not entering the expression correctly in the expression calculator, although it doesn't give me an error. I write to set the ini file "C:\", Global String A, "test.txt" and nothing happens, even after I have assigned a value to Global String A. Without the global string part it works fine.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[uprize]

If the Global string stores the path you need to enter it like this

"C:\"+Global String A+"test.txt"

Why dont you just use Apppath$ which returns the working directory that the exe file is in? Or do you want to save to another directory?

[ajp]

thanks for answering my question bigredron. I´ll have to look into the apppath$ thing. I´ve never used it before.

[Nifflas]

Well, first if you'd use the expression "C:\"+Global String A+"test.txt", you'd have to add a backslash to the end of whatever string you insert in Global String A. Otherwise, if Global String A is "Hello" for example, your example would look for C:\Hellotest.txt

Then, you should never point at an absolute drive or directory directly like that. You don't even know if your program is going to be located on C: on all computers. Use Apppath$ or one of the File object's path expressions. Those can give you the paths you're after on different computers with different setups.