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Syntax
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WriteIni
section$,ItemName$,value$[,filename$]
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Description
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Writes a new value into an .ini file.
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Comments
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The
WriteIni
statement requires the following parameters:
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Parameter
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Description
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section$
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String specifying the section that contains the desired variables, such as "windows." Section names are specified without the enclosing brackets.
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ItemName$
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String specifying which item from within the given section you want to change. If ItemName$ is a zero-length string (""), then the entire section specified by section$ is deleted.
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value$
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String specifying the new value for the given item. If value$ is a zero-length string (""), then the item specified by ItemName$ is deleted from the ini file.
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filename$
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String specifying the name of the ini file.
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Example
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This example sets the txt extension to be associated with Notepad.
Sub Main()
WriteIni "Extensions","txt","c:\windows\notepad.exe ^.txt","win.ini"
End Sub
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See Also
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ReadIni$ (function); ReadIniSection (statement)
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Note
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If filename$ is not specified, the win.ini file is used.
If the filename$ parameter does not include a path, then this statement looks for ini files in the Windows directory.
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