IniFilesTMemIniFile (Delphi)

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Description

This example demonstrates the use of Ini files for storing and loading form configurations between sessions. This example requires a RadioGroup and two buttons.

Code

procedure TForm2.btLoadClick(Sender: TObject);
var
  SettingsFile : TCustomIniFile;
begin
  { Open an instance }
  SettingsFile := OpenIniFileInstance();

  try
    {
    Read all saved values from the last session. The section name
    is the name of the form. Also use the form's properties as defaults.
    }
    Top     := SettingsFile.ReadInteger(Name, 'Top', Top );
    Left    := SettingsFile.ReadInteger(Name, 'Left', Left );
    Width   := SettingsFile.ReadInteger(Name, 'Width', Width );
    Height  := SettingsFile.ReadInteger(Name, 'Height', Height );
    Caption := SettingsFile.ReadString (Name, 'Caption', Caption);

    { Load last window state. }
    case SettingsFile.ReadBool(Name, 'InitMax', WindowState = wsMaximized) of
      true : WindowState := wsMaximized;
      false: WindowState := wsNormal;
    end;

  finally
    SettingsFile.Free;
  end;
end;

procedure TForm2.btStoreClick(Sender: TObject);
var
  SettingsFile: TCustomIniFile;
begin
  { Open an instance. }
  SettingsFile := OpenIniFileInstance();

  {
  Store current form properties to be used in later sessions.
  }
  try
    SettingsFile.WriteInteger (Name, 'Top', Top);
    SettingsFile.WriteInteger (Name, 'Left', Left);
    SettingsFile.WriteInteger (Name, 'Width', Width);
    SettingsFile.WriteInteger (Name, 'Height', Height);
    SettingsFile.WriteString  (Name, 'Caption', Caption);
    SettingsFile.WriteBool    (Name, 'InitMax', WindowState = wsMaximized );
    SettingsFile.WriteDateTime(Name, 'LastRun', Now);
  finally
    SettingsFile.Free;
  end;

end;

function TForm2.OpenIniFileInstance: TCustomIniFile;
begin
  {
  Open/create a new INI file that has the same name as your executable, 
  but a INI extension.
  }

  case RadioGroup1.ItemIndex of
    0:
      begin
        { Registry mode selected: in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\... }
        Result := TRegistryIniFile.Create('Software\' + Application.Title);
      end;
    1:
      begin
        { Ini file mode selected }
        Result := TIniFile.Create(ChangeFileExt(Application.ExeName, '.INI'));
      end;
    2:
      begin
        { Memory based Ini file mode selected }
        Result := TMemIniFile.Create(ChangeFileExt(Application.ExeName, '.INI'));
      end;
  end;
end;

Uses

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