How To Read ini Files?

[lexkymbeth]

Ive never done this and trying to load a ini file that has msges in it [kinda like a news system] i want the ini file to look like this
```
[MSG]
1=MsgHere
2=MsgHere
3=MsgHere
4=MsgHere
5=MsgHere

```
And My code is

```
Public SeverEvents
Dim msgI As Integer
Dim msg As String
msgI = Int(Rnd() * 3)
Select Case msgI
Case 0
msg = "INI MSG"
Case 1
msg = "INI MSG"
Case 2
msg = "INI MSG"
Case 3
msg = "INI MSG"
Case 4
msg = "INI MSG"
Case 5
msg = "INI MSG"
End Select
Call GlobalMsg("SeverEvents: " & msg, Blue)
Call TextAdd("SeverEvents: " & msg)
End Sub
```I want the msgs in ini file to replace the Ini msg of course

Thanks

[crzyone9584]

in EO2.0 you would use GetVar("MSG",  1) if im not mistaking. Just search the source code for the GetVar sub or a method that calls the GetVar like LoadOptions sub and see how they do it there.

[lexkymbeth]

like..?  msg = getvar("data/data.ini", "MSG", 1)

[crzyone9584]

thats it. i forgot that the filename had to be there.

but instead of data.ini rename that to the ini you have your msgs in and make sure the filepath is correct.

[RyokuHasu]

you can also write to .ini files using PutVar.

But you wouldn't want to make any major systems based off reading .ini files, just sub systems and such

[Robin]

INI should only be used for dynamic file flow or manual editing requirements. It should also be cached 100% in memory.

[lexkymbeth]

Well im useig it so i dont have to edit code every single time i want to change the messages, thanks for the feed back. How do i cache it? Like const it to the string when it loads?