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Read INI Action

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This action creates a step to read values from an INI file and store in a temporary macro.  The Loop action can be used to process multiple matching values.

 

Filename: Name of the INI file to read (required).  If no path is specified, the file in the Windows folder (%WINDIR% system macro) will be read.

 

Section: Section of the file to update (optional; retrieves all section names into array if blank).

 

Value name: Value name to create or delete (optional; if blank, retrieves all value names in section into array).

 

Default value: The value to use if it doesn't exist (optional).

 

Macro name: The name of the temporary macro in which to store the value that was read from the file (optional, defaults to storing in the READ_INI_VALUE if not specified).

 

Category: The catetgory of the temporary macro where the text is stored (optional).

 

Do not escape special characters: Does not escape (double) special characters in the INI file values when storing in a macro.

 

Append to macro value: If checked and the macro already exists, the found text will be appended if the macro already exists.  If unchecked, any existing macro value will be replaced.

 

Log matches: If checked, all matching text found in the file will be logged when the step is built.

 

Fail step if file, section, or value not found: If checked and the file, section, or value doesn't exist, the step will fail.  If unchecked, the default value will be used.

 

Notes:

See the Files sample for an example of the Read INI action.
The READ_INI system macro can also be used to read values from an INI file.
By default, this action is not displayed (existing steps will still be displayed in the Step panes and will build normally).  To show all hidden actions, right-click in the Actions pane and choose Show Hidden.