How to Read a Parameter that Contains Percent Signs in an INI File

Keywords:	INIReadPvt percent %

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Question:

I'll try to keep this simple... Want to read the following from an INI

[main] 
File1=%WinDir%netlog.exe

The following is defined in the WBT...

WinDir=DirWindows(0)
FirstFile=IniReadPvt("Main","File1","",FcompareINI)

What I get for the value of File1 is %WinDir%netlog.exe NOT c:\winnt\netlog.exe

Since the WinDir may not always be the same, I'd like to be able to change it if I need to. Any ideas??

Answer:

The substitution stuff only works for Winbatch source code, not data it reads from other sources. You have to do it yourself. Try...

[main] 
File1=%WinDir%netlog.exe

And the WBT:

WinDir=DirWindows(0)
FirstFile=IniReadPvt("Main","File1","",FcompareINI)

FirstFile=StrReplace(FirstFile,"%%WinDir%%",WinDir)

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Article ID:   W13342

Filename:   Read Parameters that contain Percents in INI Files.txt