Total Access Components Tour: INI File

The INI File control is a non-display control that makes it easy to read values from, and write values to, Windows Initialization (INI) files. 16-bit versions of Windows, and most 16-bit Windows applications (including Access 2.0) store settings in these initialization files. In addition, your application can take advantage of INI files to read and write information that is saved between invocations. INI files are simple text files that consist of Sections and Keys. A section is identified by title text enclosed in square brackets ( [ ] ). All entries after the title, and up to the next title are part of that section.

Using the INI File Control

Using the INI File control is very easy because it has only one property and two methods. First, identify the location and name of the help file using the FileName property. Once this is done, use the GetValue method to retrieve a value from the INI file, or the SetValue method to write text.

INI File Properties

INI File Methods