GetProfileString

Description

Gets an initialization file entry.

An initialization file assigns values to configuration variables, also known as entries, that are set when the system boots, the operating system comes up, or an application starts. An initialization file has the suffix INI; for example, boot.ini, Win32.ini.

Returns

An entry in an initialization file, as a string. If there is no value, returns an empty string.

Category

System functions

Function syntax

GetProfileString(iniPath, section, entry)

See also

GetProfileSections, SetProfileString

Parameters

Example

<h3>GetProfileString Example</h3> 
Uses GetProfileString to get the value of timeout in an initialization file. Enter 
    the full path of your initialization file, and submit the form. 
<!--- If the form was submitted, it gets the initialization path and timeout value specified in the form ---> 
<cfif Isdefined("Form.Submit")> 
    <cfset IniPath = FORM.iniPath> 
    <cfset Section = "boot loader"> 
    <cfset timeout = GetProfileString(IniPath, Section, "timeout")> 
    <h4>Boot Loader</h4> 
    <!--- If no entry in an initialization file, nothing displays ---> 
    <p>Timeout is set to: <cfoutput>#timeout#</cfoutput>.</p> 
</cfif> 
<form action = "getprofilestring.cfm"> 
<table cellspacing = "2" cellpadding = "2" border = "0"> 
    <tr> 
         <td>Full Path of Init File</td> 
         <td><input type = "Text" name = "IniPath" value = "C:\myboot.ini"> 
        </td> 
    </tr> 
    <tr> 
     <td><input type = "Submit" name = "Submit" value = "Submit"></td> 
     <td></td> 
    </tr></table> 
</form>