#42270 - 2003-06-30 08:40 PM
Multiple WriteProfileString() ?
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Austin
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Just wondering about something. I am doing 4 sucessive WriteProfileString() calls that are all going to the same file and section. Can I consolidate these so that the file will not need to be opened four times but rather could simply write these entries at once.. problem is that the file is opened across the network.
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#42272 - 2003-06-30 08:52 PM
Re: Multiple WriteProfileString() ?
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Austin
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hmm.. maybe a possible UDF?
I searched but didnt really find anything that looked promising.. maybe shoudl refine my search.
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#42274 - 2003-06-30 09:00 PM
Re: Multiple WriteProfileString() ?
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Austin
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Possible UDF could take a 2D array in for entry and value.. could take in a path and a section. (four parameters)..Could use readline to find section and writeline to enter the values maybe? Just thinking out loud. See any problems with that just at first glance?
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#42275 - 2003-06-30 09:10 PM
Re: Multiple WriteProfileString() ?
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Sealeopard
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Yes, I do. WRITEPROFILESTRING is the most efficient way to write to .INI files. OPEN/READLINE/WRITELINE/CLOSE is slow, see the KiXtart Manual. quote:
The file-I/O functions in KiXtart (Open, ReadLine, and Close) process small configuration files. They are not intended for larger operations, such as scanning long files. For the sake of simplicity and speed, Open reads an entire ASCII file into memory, and subsequent ReadLine commands read lines stored in memory.
READPROFILESTRING/WRITEPROFILESTRING use the internal Windows API to read/write whereas your solution will do it in KiXtart , which is very inefficient compared to a C++ API.
Also, I would say the READPROFILESTRING/WRITEPROFILESTRING will use less packets to accomplish a give task than the
OPEN/READLINE/WRITELINE/CLOSE.
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#42276 - 2003-06-30 09:53 PM
Re: Multiple WriteProfileString() ?
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Austin
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Got it.. my solution is to combine my entries into one value.. I will split them out on the other end.. when I am processing the ini file.
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#42278 - 2003-06-30 10:05 PM
Re: Multiple WriteProfileString() ?
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Austin
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I am not sure as of yet to be honest with you. I will get back with you on that.
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