vbs iniHandler

About

Robust VBScript functions to read from and overwrite values in .ini files, supporting any kind of file encoding.
Most of the code is a collection of snippets that have been modified and assembled together. :)

Requirements

• VBScript (VBS) only

Project Structure

This project includes two files:

1. getFileEncoding.vbs
   Determines the file's encoding type.
   (Logic adapted from Rob van der Woude’s script and turned into a function that returns the correct parameter for OpenTextFile().)

2. iniHandler.vbs
   Provides two functions:

   • WriteToIni(path, section, key, newValue)
   • readFromIni(path, section, key)

How to Use

1. Copy both files into your working directory.

2. In your script, use the following to include the functions:

   '--------------------------
   ' Import other functions
   Sub Include(strFile)
       Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
       Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFile, 1)
       ExecuteGlobal objTextFile.ReadAll
       objTextFile.Close
       Set objFSO = Nothing
       Set objTextFile = Nothing
   End Sub
   
   ' Include handlers
   Include("iniHandler.vbs")
   '--------------------------

3. Example usage:

   value = readFromIni("file.ini", "section", "key")
   WriteToIni("file.ini", "section", "key", "newValue")

Notes

• Currently does not support appending new sections or keys. This may be added in the future.

Enjoy! 😃

References

• https://blog.ctglobalservices.com/scripting-development/jgs/include-other-files-in-vbscript/
• https://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech_files_encoding.php
• https://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech_files_ini.php "# vbs-.ini-file-Handler"