Donnie

how do i save and create data into an INI file??

DaWei

Donnie, please take the time to read the forum's rules/FAQ and a "How to Post..." thread. Subject lines should indicate something about your problem. All the new members in a frustrated panic say, "HELLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111". Give us a break. Present your problem, your attempt at solving it (if you have one), or explain what you don't understand. Actually, a .ini file can have multiple meanings, one as simple as a plain text file.

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Booooze

if you want it as simple as a plain text file as dawei said, search the forums, the answer is already here.

melbolt

the same way you would with a text file like the posters above me stated.

the answer is usually only a google search away
http://www.profsr.com/vb/vbless08.htm

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lectricpharaoh

Look up 'file I/O' in your docs. You can use text streams (or whatever VB calls 'em) to do this, assuming there actually is a file. This is because for some (later) versions of Windows, some of the entries in certain .INI files are actually stored as registry keys instead. You might find using registry keys to be a cleaner solution, unless you want the user to manually edit settings with a text editor (regedit.exe scares many Windows neophytes).

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Booooze

@Donnie
Scary at first, but if you tackle it, it is extremly useful for future reference. As Lectricparaoh said, if you want the suer to be able to change the settings manually, use a text file, else head for the registry. The only thing I ever used the regisry for, was startup procedures :p

KTiger

I would suggest you make a parser-engine for INI-files, it's actually not so hard as it might sound..
Basically you need to know about; open/close/read/write to a file, for-loops, and mid$()

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