Read a .ini file in the project file??

[Ian Branch 127]

Hi Team,

I have this code in the project file:

  // Create or open the DBW.ini file
  oDBWIni := TIniFile.Create('E:\DBiWorkflow\DBW.ini');
  try
    // Read the delimited IP addresses from the 'DBiDashboard' section with 'IPAddresses' identifier
    sAllowedIPs := oDBWIni.ReadString('DBiDashboard', 'IPAddresses', '');
  finally
    // Free the DBWIni object to release resources
    oDBWIni.Free;
    //
  end;
  //
  ShowMessage(sAllowedIPs);
  //

oDBWIni is declared as a TIniFile in the Var.

System.IniFiles is in the uses clause.

The file is there, the section is there, the identifier is there and there are valid IPs there.

But, sAllowedIPs shows nothing. 😞

What have I missed please?

 

Regards & TIA,

Ian

[Uwe Raabe 2057]

12 minutes ago, Ian Branch said:

What have I missed please?

Showing the actual content of the DBW.ini file located in E:\DBiWorkflow. Best attach the complete file so we can scan for suspicious characters.

[Ian Branch 127]

This is the relevant section.

Quote

[DBiDashboard]
IPAddresses=27.32.138.205,127.0.0.1,255.255.255.255

I can't show the rest of the ini content as there is confidential information in it.

 

In another App, albeit in the mainform, I access the data like this:

procedure TMainForm.LoadIPMemoFromIni;
var
  DelimitedString: string;
  LineList: TStringList;
begin
  LineList := TStringList.Create;
  try
    DelimitedString := DBWIni.ReadString('DBiDashboard', 'IPAddresses', '');
    if DelimitedString <> '' then
    begin
      LineList.CommaText := DelimitedString;
      IPMemo.Lines.Assign(LineList);
    end;
  finally
    LineList.Free;
  end;
end;

And it works fine.

Here, DBWIni is a TIni component.

Edited May 21 by Ian Branch

[Lajos Juhász 293]

3 minutes ago, Ian Branch said:

I can't show the rest of the ini content as there is confidential information in it.

I've copied IPADresses you posted and using the i.ReadString('DBiDashboard', 'IPAddresses', '') cannot reproduce your problem. 

[Ian Branch 127]

Oh My!  Found it.

I really do need to get my eyes rechecked.

It wasn't DBWIni.ini, it was DBiWIni.ini.

All good now.

Thank you for your inputs and apologies for any inconvenience.

 

Ian