INI Files¶
/writeini¶
Added in 1.9.0
/writeini [-nz] <inifile> <section> <item> <value>
Switches
| Switch | Description |
| -n | Forces AdiIRC to write to an INI file, even if it's bigger then 64k (obsolete) |
| -z | Allow writing empty <value>. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| <inifile> | The file to write to. |
| <section> | The section to write. |
| <item> | The item to write. |
| <value> | The value to write. |
Example
;Write a few items to a file. /writeini abb.ini abbreviations lol Laughing Out Loud /writeini abb.ini abbreviations rofl Rolling On the Floor, Laughing ;Print a line from abb.ini. //echo -a $readini(abb.ini, n, abbreviations, lol)
/saveini¶
Added in 2.4
/saveini
Updates all AdiIRC-related INI files with the current settings.
Saves everything which is normally only saved when closing AdiIRC, vars.ini, main window size/position, Monitor Panels positions, Titlebar text etc.
/remini¶
Added in 1.9.0
/remini <inifile> <section> [item]
Deletes whole sections or single items in an INI file.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| <inifile> | Ini file where the section is located. |
| <section> | Section in the ini file to remove. |
| [item] | Item in the section to remove. |
Examples
;Remove the entire section TEST in file.ini. /remini file.ini TEST ;Remove only the testitem element from the TEST section in file.ini. /remini file.ini TEST testitem
/flushini¶
Added in 1.9.6
/flushini <filename>
Does nothing since ini files are written directly in AdiIRC.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| <filename> | The filename to flush. (Ignored) |
$ini¶
Added in 1.9.0
$ini(file,topic|N,[item|N])
Returns the name/Nth position of the specified topic/item in an INI/text file.
See also $readini.
Same as $initopic.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| file | File to read from. |
| topic|N | Topic or the Nth topic, if N = 0 number of topics, otherwise the Nth topic. |
| [item|N] | Item or the Nth item, if N = 0 number of item, otherwise the Nth item. (optional) |
Examples
; Print number of topics in '$adiircini'. //echo -ag $ini($adiircini,0) ; Print the name of the first topic in '$adiircini. //echo -ag $ini($adiircini,1) ; Check if the topic 'Messages' exists. //echo -ag $ini($adiirc,Messages)
$readini¶
Added in 1.9.0
$readini(filename, [np], section, item)
Returns a single line of text from an INI file.
See also $ini.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| filename | INI file to read from. |
| [np] | (optional) |
| [n] | Don't evaluate any identifiers. |
| [p] | command | separators are treated as such instead of as plain text. |
| section | The INI section to read from. |
| item | The INI item to read. |
Example
; Read $adiircini and retrieve the section 'Messages' and the item 'Timestamp'. //echo -ag $readini($adiircini, Messages, Timestamp)
$initopic¶
Added in 1.9.9
$initopic(file,topic|N,[item|N])
Returns the name/Nth position of the specified topic/item in an INI/text file.
See also $readini.
Same as $ini.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| file | File to read from. |
| topic|N | Topic or the Nth topic, if N = 0 number of topics, otherwise the Nth topic. |
| [item|N] | Item or the Nth item, if N = 0 number of item, otherwise the Nth item. (optional) |
Examples
; Print number of topics in '$adiircini'. //echo -ag $initopic($adiircini,0) ; Print the name of the first topic in '$adiircini. //echo -ag $initopic($adiircini,1) ; Check if the topic 'Messages' exists. //echo -ag $initopic($adiirc,Messages)
Updated by Per Amundsen almost 8 years ago · 1 revisions