SetFilePath

Note This function is not available in case of adistributed environment.

Syntax

void setFilePath (char Path[],dword mode);

Function

This function sets the read and writepathto the directory. The path can be given as absolute or relative to the currently active configuration.

Parameters

Path

Return Values

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//set directory for reading
setFilePath("C:\\Windows\\TEMP", 0);
//set directory for writing
setFilePath("D:\\TEMP", 1);
//set directory for writing and reading
setFilePath("C:\\TEMP", 2);
on key 'i' {
  int defaultPara1;
  int returnParaInt;
  int counter;
  double defaultPara2;
  double returnParaFloat;
  char buffer [256];
  //define symbolic values for read/write access mode
  dword FILE_PATH_R   = 0;
  dword FILE_PATH_W   = 1;
  dword FILE_PATH_RW  = 2;
  defaultPara1 = -1;
  defaultPara2 = -1;
  //set absolute file path for writing
  setFilePath("C:\\TEMP" , FILE_PATH_W);
  // Write different values into the section "Parameter" of the INI file "Test.INI"
  // If no file path is specified, the path from previous setFilePath command is used
  writeProfileString ("Parameter","String","TestString","Test.INI");
  writeProfileFloat ("Parameter","Float", 1.7845,"Test.INI");
  writeProfileInt ("Parameter", "Integer", 8, "Test.INI");
  // Read different values from the Section "Parameter" of the INI file "C:\\temp\\Test.INI"// And display the values in the Write Window
  //if an absolute path is to be used, this can be coded in the parameter <filename> directly
  returnParaInt = getProfileInt("Parameter","Integer",defaultPara1,"C:\\TEMP\\Test.INI");
  returnParaFloat = getProFileFloat("Parameter","Float",defaultPara2,"C:\\TEMP\\Test.INI");
  getProFileString("Parameter","String","Default String", buffer, elcount(buffer), "C:\\TEMP\\Test.INI");
  write("Integer: %d", returnParaInt);
  write("Float: %f", returnParaFloat);
  write("String: %s", buffer);
}