#141155 - 2005-06-07 06:33 PM
Re: ReadProfileString limitations?
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Kdyer
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Registered: 2001-01-03
Posts: 6241
Loc: Tigard, OR
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Richard,
You are correct. When Windows 95 was introduced, Microsoft had the limitation of 64kb for INI files. That is why the Registry is so heavily utilized for the OS.
Kent
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#141162 - 2005-06-08 03:02 AM
Re: ReadProfileString limitations?
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NTDOC
Administrator
Registered: 2000-07-28
Posts: 11628
Loc: CA
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Well, so far I've not been able to find any Microsoft whitepaper saying if there is still a 64KB limit on the .INI file or not. I know that in the past this limit did exist, but perhaps not since the dawn of NT.
If that limit exists then yeah there is a problem with that STARTUP list.
2.7MB file size.
- 2,720,590 StartupList.ini
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#141167 - 2005-06-08 10:39 AM
Re: ReadProfileString limitations?
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Richard H.
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Registered: 2000-01-24
Posts: 4946
Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK
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UDF to enumerate huge ini files.
Note, your will want to use native ReadProfileString() to read the entries in individual sections (unless they are also huge) as the process gets slower towards the end of the file.
Code:
Break ON
$=SetOption("Explicit","ON")
Dim $sIni,$sSections,$sEntries,$sSection,$sEntry
$sIni=".\hugeini.ini"
$sSections=udfEnumHugeIni($sIni)
If @ERROR "["+@ERROR+"] "+@SERROR+@CRLF EndIf
For Each $sSection In Split($sSections,Chr(10))
"SECTION: "+$sSection+@CRLF
$sEntries=udfEnumHugeIni($sINI,$sSection)
If @ERROR "["+@ERROR+"] "+@SERROR+@CRLF EndIf
For Each $sEntry in Split($sEntries,Chr(10))
" ENTRY: "+$sEntry+@CRLF
Next
Next
Exit 0
Function udfEnumHugeIni($sPath,Optional $sSection)
Dim $fhIni,$sLine,$iSectionFlag,$sKey,$iExitFlag
$udfEnumHugeIni=""
$iExitFlag=0
$fhIni=FreeFileHandle()
If @ERROR Exit @ERROR EndIF
If Open($fhIni,$sPath) Exit @ERROR EndIf
$sLine=ReadLine($fhIni)
While Not @ERROR AND $iExitFlag=0
$sLine=Trim($sLine)
$sKey=""
If $sLine<>""
If Left($sLine,1)="["
If $iSectionFlag
$iExitFlag=1
Else
$iSectionFlag=0
If $sSection="" $sKey=SubStr($sLine,2,InStr($sline+"]","]")-2) EndIf
If $sLine="["+$sSection+"]" $iSectionFlag=1 $sSection=" " EndIf
EndIf
Else
If $iSectionFlag AND Left($sLine,1)<>";" $sKey=Left($sLine,InStr($sLine+"=","=")-1) EndIf
EndIf
EndIf
If $sKey<>"" $udfEnumHugeIni=$udfEnumHugeIni+$sKey+Chr(10) EndIf
$sLine=ReadLine($fhIni)
Loop
$iExitFlag=Close($fhINI)
Exit 0
EndFunction
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#141168 - 2005-06-08 10:47 AM
Re: ReadProfileString limitations?
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NTDOC
Administrator
Registered: 2000-07-28
Posts: 11628
Loc: CA
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Thanks Richard for the code... but onl reads sections
How would one use this to read both SECTIONS and real KEY data?
Sorry, maybe it already does and it's just too late and I'm too tired to see it.
Sample output was:
Quote:
SECTION: BitDefender Scan Server
ENTRY: Confirmed
ENTRY: Filename
ENTRY: Description
ENTRY: Source
ENTRY:
SECTION: BitDefender Virus Shield
ENTRY: Confirmed
ENTRY: Filename
ENTRY: Description
ENTRY: Source
ENTRY:
SECTION: bitdefenderlive
ENTRY: Confirmed
ENTRY: Filename
ENTRY: Description
ENTRY: Source
ENTRY:
SECTION: BitDefender_P2P_Startup
ENTRY: Confirmed
ENTRY: Filename
ENTRY: Description
ENTRY: Source
ENTRY:
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#141169 - 2005-06-08 01:23 PM
Re: ReadProfileString limitations?
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Richard H.
Administrator
Registered: 2000-01-24
Posts: 4946
Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK
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Quote:
Thanks Richard for the code... but onl reads sections
How would one use this to read both SECTIONS and real KEY data
Well this is just for enumerating the sections (and entry keys) where they might exceed the 32KB limit.
Once you have the section and/or key you would use the stock ReadProfileString() to read it.
To re-iterate my comments in the last post, unless your section is likely to contain more than 32KB of entry names, it is better to use ReadProfileString() to enumerate the entries once you've used udfEnumHugeIni() to get the section names.
For example:
Code:
Break ON
$=SetOption("Explicit","ON")
Dim $sIni,$sSections,$sEntries,$sSection,$sEntry
$sIni=".\hugeini.ini"
$sSections=udfEnumHugeIni($sIni)
If @ERROR "["+@ERROR+"] "+@SERROR+@CRLF EndIf
For Each $sSection In Split($sSections,Chr(10))
"SECTION: "+$sSection+@CRLF
$sEntries=udfEnumHugeIni($sINI,$sSection)
If @ERROR "["+@ERROR+"] "+@SERROR+@CRLF EndIf
For Each $sEntry in Split($sEntries,Chr(10))
" ENTRY: "+$sEntry+@CRLF
" Data: "+ReadProfileString($sINI,$sSection,$sEntry)+@CRLF
Next
Next
Exit 0
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