Hello All!

    Enclosed is a snippet of code I am working with. I've spent
    enough time lurking, and enough time reading books. Time to
    actually start doing something. (Even if its wrong )

    The following code fragments are supposed to open an INI file,
    and find the app name and a key. It is not working as I would
    expect. After a few sessions with IPMD, I am not any closer to
    figuring where I went wrong .

    I patched this togeather from the example code in the PMREF.

#define INCL_WINSHELLDATA  /* window shell function call */
# include 
int main ()
{
HINI HINI;              /* returns 0 or 1 */
HAB HAB;                /* anchor block */
char PSZFILENAME[13];   /* declare array size */
BOOL rc;
ULONG PDATALEN;
char PSZAPP[10];        /* array for App name */
char PSZKEY[10];        /* array for key name */

strcpy(PSZFILENAME,"KISOS2.INI");   /* copy INI name to PszFileName */

HINI = PRFOPENPROFILE(HAB,PSZFILENAME); /* open file for read/write */

printf( "This is what came back %d (HAB) %d (HINI)\n", HAB, HINI);

/* prints a set of values for HAB, and 0 for HINI */

printf("This is the content of PszFileName %s", PSZFILENAME);

strcpy(PSZAPP,"fis");       /* application name in INI */
strcpy(PSZKEY,"prog_1");    /* key name under app in INI */

rc = PRFQUERYPROFILESIZE(HINI, PSZAPP, PSZKEY, &PDATALEN);

printf("\nThe return code is %d", rc); /* prints 1 */

/* close file */
rc = PRFCLOSEPROFILE(HINI);
printf("\n\n\nThe return code is %d", rc); /* prints 0 */

return 0;
}

    I get a 0 value for HINI, a 1 on the profile query function and
    a 0 on the file close portion.

    I know the app and key exist, but I guess I am reading the
    function wrong. I am expecting it to find key and function. Yes,
    the case is correct also.

    Ultimately, I would like to read the INI and return the values
    for the keys stored in it.

    One last question. Do all the !{at}#$ variables _have_ to be in
    caps? vs the above ie:
    HINI hini;
    HAB hab;
    char pszApp

    Doggone INF files are a royal pain in the you know what to read
    vs an honest to gosh dead tree. But from what I gathered, with
    the exception of 'char', is has to be in CAPs.

    Thanks in advance!

Later!

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