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{ BigIni.PAS eh20000401 }
{ Version 3.08 }
{ Delphi 3/4/5 Version }
{ for a Delphi 1/2 version, please see homepage url below }
{ Unit to read/write *.ini files even greater than 64 kB }
{ (till today, the KERNEL.DLL and KERNEL32.DLL do it NOT). }
{ (c) Edy Hinzen 1996-2000 - Freeware }
{ Mailto:Edy@Hinzen.de (thanks for the resonance yet!) }
{ http://www.Hinzen.de (where you find the latest version) }
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{ The TBigIniFile object is designed to work like TIniFile from the Borland }
{ unit called IniFiles. }
{ Opposite to the Borland-routines, these are declared virtual! }
{ Please note that no exception-handling is coded here. }
{ The following procedures/functions were added: }
{ procedure FlushFile write data to disk }
{ procedure ReadAll copy entire contents to TStrings-object}
{ procedure AppendFromFile appends from other *.ini }
{ property SectionNames }
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{ The TBiggerIniFile object is a child object with some functions that came }
{ in handy at my projects: }
{ property TextBufferSize }
{ procedure WriteSectionValues(const aSection: string; const aStrings: TStrings);}
{ analog to ReadSectionValues, replace/write all lines from }
{ aStrings into specified section }
{ procedure ReadNumberedList(const Section: string; }
{ aStrings: TStrings; }
{ Deflt: String); }
{ procedure WriteNumberedList(const Section: string; }
{ aStrings: TStrings); }
{ function ReadColor(const aSection, aKey: string; }
{ aDefault: TColor): TColor; }
{ procedure WriteColor(const aSection, aKey: string; }
{ aValue: TColor); virtual; }
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{ The TAppIniFile object is a child again. }
{ It's constructor create has no parameters. The filename is the application's}
{ exename with with extension '.ini' (instead of '.exe). }
{ constructor Create; }
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{ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, }
{ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of }
{ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. }
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{ Programmer's note: }
{ Okay, this is NOT the fastest code of the world... (the kernel-functions }
{ xxxxPrivateProfileString aren't, either!). I wrote it as a subproject of }
{ my EditCdPlayer.EXE which never seems to become finished ... }
{ Meanwhile, I hope that Microsoft will write new KERNEL routines. }
{ Version history }
{ 1.10 faster read by replaceing TStringlist with simple ReadLn instructions }
{ improved FindItemIndex by storing last results }
{ 1.20 Ignore duplicate sections }
{ improved (for this use) TStringList child TSectionList }
{ 1.21 fixed 1.20 bug in case of empty file }
{ 1.22 added ReadNumberedList and WriteNumberedList }
{ 1.23 Delphi 1.0 backward compatibility e.g. local class TStringList }
{ 1.24 added AppendFromFile }
{ 2.00 Changed compare-routines of aSection Parameters to AnsiCompareText }
{ to handle case insensitive search in languages with special chars; }
{ some efforts to increase speed }
{ * new web and e-mail address * }
{ 2.01 implemented modifications/suggestions from Gyula Mészáros, }
{ Budapest, Hungary - 100263.1465@compuserve.com }
{procedure TIniFile.ReadSections(aStrings: TStrings); }
{ - The extra 16K file buffer is removeable }
{ see property TextBufferSize }
{ - comment lines (beginning with ';') can be ignored }
{ set property FlagDropCommentLines to True }
{ - invalid lines (which do not contain an '=' sign) can be ignored }
{ set property FlagFilterOutInvalid to True }
{ - white spaces around the '='-sign can be dropped }
{ set property FlagDropWhiteSpace to True }
{ - surrounding single or double apostrophes from keys can be dropped }
{ set property FlagDropApostrophes to True }
{ 2.01 (continued) }
{ property SectionNames is now part of TBigIni (instead of TBiggerIni }
{ added procedure ReadSections (seems new in Delphi 3) }
{ 2.02 fixed WriteNumberedList bug }
{ added DeleteKey }
{ changed Pos() calls to AnsiPos() }
{ 2.03 minor corrections }
{ 2.04 new flag FlagTrimRight }
{ set it true to strip off white spaces at end of line }
{ 2.05 fixed bug in EraseSection }
{ 2.06 For Win32 apps, TAppIniFile now creates ini-filename in correct mixed }
{ case }
{ added HasChanged-check routine in WriteNumberedList }
{ 2.07 added note [1] and [2] }
{ used new function ListIdentical instead of property named text within }
{ WriteNumberedList for backward-compatibility }
{ 3.01 fixed another bug in EraseSection (variable FPrevSectionIndex) }
{ 3.02 dropped some $IFDEFS related to prior (Delphi 1/2) compatibility code }
{ 3.03 added ReadColor / WriteColor }
{ 3.04 added notice about incombatibility with TMemIniFile.ReadSectionValues }
{ 3.05 fixed TTextBufferSize vs. IniBufferSize bug }
{ 3.06 added TBigIniFile.HasSection }
{ 3.07 fixed ClearSectionList bug (variable FPrevIndex) }
{ 3.08 fixed EraseDuplicates memory-bug }
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{ Question: how can I set these properties _before_ the file is opened? }
{ Answer: call create with empty filename, look at this sample: }
{ myIniFile := TBigIniFile.Create(''); }
{ myIniFile.FlagDropCommentLines := True; }
{ myIniFile.FileName := ('my.ini'); }
{........................................................................... }
{ Question: how can I write comment lines into the file? }
{ Answer: like this: }
{ tempStringList := TStringList.Create; }
{ tempStringList.Add('; this is a comment line.'); }
{ BiggerIniFile.WriteSectionValues('important note',TempStringList); }
{ BiggerIniFile.FlushFile; }
{ tempStringList.Free; }
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