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#45722 - 2003-09-20 07:49 PM Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
Grasshopper75 Offline
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Hi All,

I'm attempting to create a new folder structure for my company using kix and an INI file. Basically what I am after is the following

code:
Group
    |_ Department
                |_Team
                      |_Folder A
                      |_Folder B
I am structuring my INI file as follows

code:
[Department]
Group=Groupname
Team=Teamname
Any ideas how I can use the ReadProfileString to create this folder structure ? I'm having troubles reading in all the sections as it appears to add a CRLF at the end which kills my script to create the folder structre.

code:
$inifile="T:\groups.ini"

$x=ReadProfileString($inifile,"","")
$y=ReadProfileString($inifile,$x,"Group")
$z=ReadProfileString($inifile,$x,"Team")

Use x: "\\datl003n\Corporate"

MD "x:\"+$y+"\"+$x
MD "x:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z

Use x: /delete
Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Grasshopper75

[ 20. September 2003, 20:03: Message edited by: Grasshopper75 ]
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#45723 - 2003-09-20 08:15 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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ReadProfileString($inifile,"","")
Returnes a string with all sections in the inifile, separated by Chr(10), AND ending with Chr(10)

If only one section exist the returned value by:
ReadProfileString($inifile,"","")
is the sectionname + chr(10)

You could try using this:
code:
$inifile="T:\groups.ini"

$s=Split(ReadProfileString($inifile,"",""),Chr(10))
For Each $x In $s
	If $x
		$y=ReadProfileString($inifile,$x,"Group")
		$z=ReadProfileString($inifile,$x,"Team")
		
		Use x: "\\datl003n\Corporate"
		
		MD "x:\"+$y+"\"+$z
		MD "x:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z
		
		Use x: /delete
	EndIf
Next
-Erik
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#45724 - 2003-09-20 08:45 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
Les Offline
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Grasshopper,
There is a fundamental flaw in your logic. There is no way to control with absolute certainty, the order of keys (values) in an INI file if it is written with the WriteProfileString() function or API. Since you are nesting folders, there is significance as to their order. You would be better off to have the whole folder structure as one key (value) data.

I.E.
[GroupName]
FolderA=department\team\folderA
FolderB=department\team\folderB

Then Split() out each folder level
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#45725 - 2003-09-20 08:55 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
Les Offline
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Another way would be to name them for their absolutew position in the folder heirarchy.

[GroupName]
level1=dept1|dept2|dept3
level2=team1|team2|team3
level3=foldera|folderb|folderc
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#45726 - 2003-09-20 11:08 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
Grasshopper75 Offline
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Loc: Melbourne, Australia
I got it working thanks to kholm ! You saved me about 3 days work. Thanks.

code:
$inifile="c:\groups.ini"

$s=Split(ReadProfileString($inifile,"",""),Chr(10))
For Each $x In $s
	$y=ReadProfileString($inifile,$x,"Group")
	$z=ReadProfileString($inifile,$x,"Team")

	MD "c:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z
	MD "c:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z+"\A"
	MD "c:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z+"\B"
	MD "c:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z+"\C"
	MD "c:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z+"\A\CONTROLLED ACCESS"
	MD "c:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z+"\B\CONTROLLED ACCESS"
	MD "c:\"+$y+"\"+$x+"\"+$z+"\C\CONTROLLED ACCESS"

Next
Cheers,
Grasshopper75
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#45727 - 2003-09-20 11:39 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
Grasshopper75 Offline
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Loc: Melbourne, Australia
Now if anyone knows of a command line utility to set Advanced W2K permissions I'd be set. I need to do List permissions which neither CACLS or XCACLS seem to do.

Cheers,
Grasshopper75
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#45728 - 2003-09-20 11:40 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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SubInAcl
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#45729 - 2003-09-20 11:55 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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Les, you seem to have fallen in love with SubInAcl [Big Grin]
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#45730 - 2003-09-20 11:57 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
Les Offline
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No, it won't make toast. [Frown]
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#45731 - 2003-09-21 06:50 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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Loc: Melbourne, Australia
I found a similar program and its free ! Does all permissions without the problems of SubinACL (Q296865) .

Its called SetACL and can be found here
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#45732 - 2003-09-21 06:55 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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now, subinacl and subinacl are totally different tools, as far as I know.
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#45733 - 2003-09-21 09:05 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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you can use an other tool called FILEACL
look at http://membres.lycos.fr/jfb/gb/gbtools/fileacl.htm

with this tool, you can list permission and set them even for Win2K (inheritance, etc...)
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#45734 - 2003-09-21 11:03 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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Q296865 only applies to certains versions of Subinacl.

Version 4.0.1.1613 does not have those problems.
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#45735 - 2003-09-23 12:29 AM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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there was the answer I didn't deliver [Wink]
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#45736 - 2003-09-22 09:41 PM Re: Creating Folder Structures using an INI file
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See also Tools for setting ACLs
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