[Kyle_Solo]

INI DLL lets you:
1. Edit multiple INI files at once (unlike Game Maker)
2. Edit INI files in any folder (unlike Game Maker)
3. Does it faster than any of the other systems (including Game Maker's!)

Please contact me before use in a commercial project.

(Jan 7 09) Bug fixed! ini_read_intx now returns the correct default value instead of a 0 when the section/key is not found

Extension Webpage

This post has been edited by Kyle_Solo: 17 March 2010 - 06:51 PM

[gymnastdaniel5]

Great Extension, I might use it if I can get my online game to work(lol).

[death-droid]

Awesome thank you for posting this.

[Bill23]

This is very good, but I don't think it returns the default value if the key doesn't exist. It returns 0 instead (unless I'm doing something wrong, which I don't think I am.)

[LoopStan]

umm, I dont get this much... Could you list the functions arguments, like what they are, unless i missed somthing i dont believe you told us that. If you could, and how to make an ini, that would be good to.

wait... Do we just create the ini by writing somthing in it?

[Kyle_Solo]

Here's the topic I created this in response to for reference purposes.
http://gmc.yoyogames...howtopic=374282

There's argument lists on the extension page (link at top).

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wait... Do we just create the ini by writing somthing in it?

I think that's what it does if the file doesn't already exist. Make sure to use the full path!

[Markolainen]

Hi I'm using your extension to save level files for my game. But I noticed a bug in the extension.
I can't read negative values from an ini file. Writing them seems to work but not reading.

/Markolainen

[Kyle_Solo]

I'll look into it and get back to you sometime soon.

[Postality]

Hey Kyle, I'm using this DLL for my current ini file functionality.

If possible please continue it. It's the only INI DLL that's available that's able to be used in commercial games.

Your name is in the credits already.

Keep up the good work.

[Kyle_Solo]

Ok, it should work now. There was never anything technically wrong, the function I was using was made for unsigned ints. Let me know if you find any bugs!

[Markolainen]

Kyle_Solo, on Aug 10 2008, 06:05 AM, said:

Ok, it should work now. There was never anything technically wrong, the function I was using was made for unsigned ints. Let me know if you find any bugs!

Thanks! It works just great now. I've found no other bugs so far. But I'll sure tell if i do.
Thanks for a great extension!

[Markolainen]

Found another bug. The dll doesn't save fractions of real numbers.
For example if I have a variable set to 0.5 it just saves it as 0.

[Kyle_Solo]

Fixed. Stupid scientific notation problem!

[Markolainen]

I found out it was just a mistake by me.
I used the ini_write_intx and not the ini_write_doublex.
But was there some kind of problem anyways?
Cause mine worked with the old version when I used write doublex.

[Kyle_Solo]

Oh, I don't know. It depends. I just changed the format of the written number so it wouldn't have scientific notation, because I wasn't sure if my convert from string to double function could handle that.

[Markolainen]

Ok, but it worked well in the old version. I just used write int and not double.
BTW have you compared speeds to blijbol's extension?
http://gmc.yoyogames...howtopic=289009

[Kyle_Solo]

Bug fixed! See first post, and re-download if you are using this.

[Hedanito]

Ok looks really nice, but now i wonder, how do i open .ini files in another folder so i can edit them, since there is no function for that.

[NickToony]

Hedanito, on Feb 4 2009, 04:29 PM, said:

Ok looks really nice, but now i wonder, how do i open .ini files in another folder so i can edit them, since there is no function for that.

This is quite simple, I believe.

ini_write_stringx(fname,section,key,value)

Where is says fname, you can write the folder name too. So for example:

ini_write_stringx("Folder/Data.ini" ,"Section" ,"Key" ,"Testing string")

Nice .dll, I'm sure I could find a use for this.

Edit: Yeah, I just read that on the download link page (@ post below)

ini_write_stringx(working_directory + "Folder/Data.ini" ,"Section" ,"Key" ,"Testing string")

would be better?

This post has been edited by NickToony: 04 February 2009 - 06:16 PM

[Kyle_Solo]

Note: The fname MUST be a full path. It won't mess up your system if it's not, it just might do some unexpected things (like putting your ini in the Windows folder.)