Proper syntax for INI++ conditions

[ffomega]

Alright. I have (hopefully) learned how to successfully save data using the INI++ object. I am trying to figure out how to load the data from the INI file into the global strings/values in my application.

For example, a portion of my .ini file looks like this:

[CHARACTER]
a1. Name=Billy
b1. Level=2

As you can see, the Character group contains 1 string and 1 value. I have a condition set up to load the open dialogue box using the Common Dialogue Object. Upon finding the .ini file, I want the global value for level and the global string for name to be filled with the information contained in the .ini file. I do not know the syntax for this. Can someone help me figure this out please?

Thank you

[Konidias]

Set Global Value A to GetItemValue( "Ini++", "CHARACTER", "b1. Level", 0)

Set Global String A to GetItemString$( "Ini++", "CHARACTER", "a1. Name", "")

[ffomega]

okay thank you But if I use it like that, regardless of what the value is in the ini file, or what the string is....the string will always come back as "" and the value will always come back 0

[Konidias]

Are you sure you're loading the INI file into Ini++? It first needs to know what INI file to access... If you're just using the common dialogue object to pick the ini file, it isn't actually setting that file to work with Ini++

I just tested it out and it worked fine by simply loading the ini file directly with Ini++ from an event.

With the common dialog object you'd want to do an event like:

Open Dialog - OK

Then for the action, you go to the Ini++ object and choose Load File and then click the Expression button and insert:

GetFilename$( "Common Dialog object" )

That way it's loading your chosen file into the Ini++ object to use.

From there you can use the syntax I posted in the previous post to access the variables. I tested this all out and it worked fine.

[ffomega]

Thank you I got it to work *__*