Microsoft Visual Studio provides a built-in application configuration file in XML format. However, for simpler use cases, an INI file might be a more straightforward solution.
Download latest release (compiled DLL): https://github.com/glennsdev/IniFile/releases/download/1.2/IniFile.dll.zip
- This DLL libary made with VB.NET
- No dependency. NOT using kernel32.dll and no GetPrivateProfileStringA() calls
- No need [section] feature and no future plan to supporting it
- Supporting remark ";" sign
How to add reference of IniFile.dll on Microsoft Visual Studio
- From top menu choose Project then Properties
- Open References tab
- Click Add... button
- Click Browse... button
- Select IniFile.dll
At first we might need to imports IniFile library:
Imports GLib.IniFile
Load INI file:
Dim oIniFile As New GLib.IniFile Dim lLoad As Boolean '-- Load TEST.INI file on current EXE directory lLoad = oIniFile.LoadFile("TEST.INI") If (lLoad = False) Then '-- File not found End If '-- Load TEST.INI file on "D:\myapp" directory lLoad = oIniFile.LoadFile("D:\myapp\SAMPLE.INI") If (lLoad = False) Then '-- File not found End If
Read two items value:
Dim str1 As String = oIniFile.Items("str1") Dim str2 As String = oIniFile("str2")
Change two items value:
oIniFile.Items("str1") = "ABC" oIniFile("str2") = "DEF"
Save INI file:
Dim lSave As Boolean '-- Save using the file name passed on LoadFile() lSave = oIniFile.SaveFile() If (lSave) Then '-- Success End If '-- Save to specific directory and file name lSave = oIniFile.SaveFile("D:\sample\SETTINGS.INI") If (lSave) Then '-- Success End If