INI Files (User Management)

INI Files

INI Files provide a means of configuration to many programs. The INI Files object provides a single point of control over changing values in an INI configuration file.

Settings

INI file action

Action

Select an action from the Action list to define how the INI file is to be updated. INI files can be updated by adding or deleting a Section, and/or adding or deleting a Value or Data/Expression within a specific section.

Available actions are:

• Write Value
  Store the data/expression along with the specified Value to the INI File’s section. If the Section does not exist it will also be created. If the Value does not exist in the INI file, it will be created in the specified section.
• Delete Value
  Remove the specified value from the specified section in the INI file. 
• Delete Section
  Delete the specified section in the INI file. If the Section already exists, it will be removed.  

Filespec

Enter the name of the INI file to be updated. If no path is specified, Windows will try to locate the file in the Windows directory.

Section

Enter the name of the section that will be updated. If the Section does not exist in the INI file, it will be created. Section names are not case-sensitive; therefore, "ThisSection" is equivalent to "thissection".

Value

Enter the name of the value that will be updated in the INI file. If the Value does not exist in the specified section, it will be created. Value is not applicable when the Action is set to Delete Section.

Data/expression

Enter the data you would like stored in the specified Value. Data is not applicable when the Action is set to Delete Section or Delete Value.

Validation Logic

Select the Validation Logic tab to set the validation rules for this element.

Notes

Select the Notes tab to create any additional notes needed to document the profile element.

Description

When adding or modifying a profile object element, the description appears above the settings tab. Enter a description to annotate the element. The default value for new profile elements can be changed by going to the system Preferences.