Writing path to ini file issue

[DarkB1ade]

I`m trying to make a larger script which involves asking the user to input a path and saving it to an ini file. In another part of the script i am asking for other information (delivered through a Inputbox) and it works without problem. Also the open file dialg works since writing the path to a file (not ini, but .txt) works flawlessly.

Here is my code

Local $message = "Select your executable"
Local $file = FileOpen("path.txt", 1)
; Check if file opened for writing OK
If $file = -1 Then
MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")
Exit
EndIf
Local $path = FileOpenDialog($message, "C:" & "", "Select the executable (*.exe)", 1 + 4)
If @error Then
MsgBox(4096, "", "No File(s) chosen")
Else
$path = StringReplace($path, "|", @CRLF)
MsgBox(4096, "", "You chose " & $path)
IniWrite("appini.ini", "details", "$path", $path)
FileWrite($file, $path)
EndIf

As u can see the FileWrite works great, but the Iniwrite does nothing

Any assistance will be greatly apriciated

Edited September 30, 2012 by DarkB1ade

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

I just tried this little reproducer and it works fine:

$path = "C:temptest file1.xls" & @CRLF & "C:temptest file2.xls"
Global $iResult = IniWrite("appini.ini", "details", "$path", $path)
ConsoleWrite($iResult & " " & @error & @LF)

But IniRead can't handle multiline values. You have to save the files the user selected with the "|" character. Edited September 30, 2012 by water

[Melba23]

DarkB1ade,

The problem is that, as it explains in the Help file for FileOpenDialog:

"@WorkingDir is changed on successful return"

So you are trying to create the ini file in the same folder as the file you select.

Just use FileChangeDir to change it back (to @ScriptDir perhaps?) before you write the ini file.

M23

[FireFox]

@Melba23

So tell me why if you change this :

Local $path = FileOpenDialog($message, "C:\", "Select the executable (*.exe)", 1 + 4)

to this :

Local $path = FileOpenDialog($message, "C:\", "Images (*.jpg;*.bmp)", 1 + 4)

It works...

Edit : Forget, I was choosing the Image in the same folder as the script

Br, FireFox.

Edited September 30, 2012 by FireFox

[Melba23]

FireFox,

Your "fix" does not for work for me.

If I select a file using FileOpenDialog the @WorkingDir is always changed to the folder of the selected file - regardless of the type of file chosen. Then any non-path-specified file is saved in that folder - until @WorkingDir is changed again.

Are you actually selecting one of the image files when you run that code? Because if you merely cancel the dialog, @WorkingDir is not changed.

M23

[FireFox]

@Melba23

Yes, I edited my post to tell that I was wrong.

I was testing the script on my desktop and I was selecting shortcuts (on the desktop) that linked to exes, so I was confused about the directory when choosing images on the desktop.

Thanks anyway for the tip, I did not know that.

Br, FireFox.

[Melba23]

FireFox,

No problem.

DarkB1ade,

All clear?

M23

[DarkB1ade]

Yes, thank you very much for the quick answers. That did the trick Melba23. I was actually deep in thought about another part of the script and didn`t realise i already had 4 answers:)

Thanks again for the promptness

[DarkB1ade]

I`m not sure i was clear enough, so for other people in the future having this problem, the fix is this:

IniWrite(@scriptDir & "appini.ini", "details", "$path", $path)

@water, my problem wasn`t multiple files selected. I only ever need 1 to be selected. But thanks for the warm welcome guys

[water]

But your code allows "MultiSelect" and handles the pipe character "|". To remove "MultiSelect" remove the "+ 4" in the FileOpenDialog statement.

[DarkB1ade]

Ah, sorry for the tripple post, but it seems i can`t edit my own posts. I realised i needed to write some other things to the same ini file later on so instead of mentioning the path every time i just took your advice and changed the working dir back to the script dir

FileChangeDir (@Scriptdir)

Thanks again

@water thanks for the heads up i copied that part from an older script didn`t realise i let the multiselect part live. Fixed

Edited September 30, 2012 by DarkB1ade

[water]

IIRC you have to have at least a post count of 5 before you can edit a post.