[RESOLVED] INI files

[Pixy]

I want to load an already existing ini file in the same folder and read some values. I use:

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1. var
2.         IniFile1: TIniFile;
3.         IniDir1: string;
4.         a: string;
5.  
6. begin
7.         IniDir1 := GetCurrentDir;
8.         IniFile1 := TIniFile.Create(IniDir1 + 'Config.ini');
9.         try
10.         a := IniFile1.ReadString('User3', 'Clan', 'false');
11.  
12.         finally
13.                 IniFile1.Free;
14.         end;
15. end;
16.  

I get "Abstract error". From what I've read I understand that it is some kind of memory problem. Any ideas?

[Handoko]

Tested on Linux. The code you provided only will work correctly if you modify the line #8 to:

IniFile1 := TIniFile.Create(IniDir1 + '/' + 'Config.ini');

[Thaddy]

Don't use \/ or /\, but use DirectorySeparator...
https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/system/directoryseparator.html

(And try to not use inifiles in the first place...., but that's another matter about bad habits)

Good practice is even for the blind to see if you know how to access the documentation....

(Handoko knows that... )

[pixelink]

Here is a decent INI editor made in LAZ

It's not mine, but you can doanload the ZIp project towards middle of page.

https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php?topic=13788.0

[Pixy]

Here is a decent INI editor made in LAZ

It's not mine, but you can doanload the ZIp project towards middle of page.

https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php?topic=13788.0

Interesting.

Tested on Linux. The code you provided only will work correctly if you modify the line #8 to:

IniFile1 := TIniFile.Create(IniDir1 + '/' + 'Config.ini');

Good to know. I'm using a custom compiler and I still get 'Abstract error'.

Don't use \/ or /\, but use DirectorySeparator...
https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/system/directoryseparator.html

(And try to not use inifiles in the first place...., but that's another matter about bad habits)

Good practice is even for the blind to see if you know how to access the documentation....

(Handoko knows that... )

Heheh. In my case you are absolutely right. I'll have to find another way. I'll just read a simple .txt file and try to read the text. Is there documentation for that also?

[lucamar]

I tend to fall in that same trap with GetCurrentDir so now I always get it like this:

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1. ThisDir := IncludeTrailingPathDelimiter(GetCurrentDir);