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Action |
Retrieves a string from an initialization file.
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Syntax |
READPROFILESTRING ("file name", "section", "key")
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Parameters |
File name
A string that names the initialization file. If this parameter does not include a full path, Windows searches for the file in the Windows directory.
Section
A string that specifies the section containing the key name. If this parameter is empty, READPROFILESTRING returns all section names in the file.
Key
A string containing the key name whose associated string is to be retrieved. If this parameter is empty, all key names in the section specified by section are returned.
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Remarks |
This function is provided for compatibility with 16-bit Windows – based applications. Win32 – based applications store initialization information in the registry.
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Returns |
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0 |
Function returns a string representing the value of the specified key |
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Example |
$dev = ReadProfileString("win.ini", "Windows",
"Device")