Efficient File Management with IniFile Component: A Comprehensive Guide

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• Introduction
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• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
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  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
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  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
    * IAdvancedInstaller
    * IAdvinstProject
    * IProductDetails
    * IFolder
    * ILaunchConditionsComponent
    * IFilesComponent
    * IIniFilesComponent
    * IIniFile
    * IShortcut
    * ITempFile
    * IXmlFile
    * IDirectoryMember
    * IRegistryComponent
    * IInstallParameters
    * IBuildComponent
    * ITextFileUpdatesComponent
    * ITextUpdateFile
    * ITextUpdateAppendOrCreate
    * ITextUpdateReplace
    * IFileAssociations
    * IDefaultProgramFA
    * IExtensionFA
    * IProgIdFA
    * IVerbFA
    * IEnvironment
    * IEnvironmentVariable
    * IProductCode
    * IUpgradeCode
    * IMergeModulesComponent
    * IMergeModule
    * IDigitalSignature
    * ICustomActionsComponent
    * ITranslationsComponent
    * IDriversComponent
    * ISearch
    * IServices
    * IOrganizationComponent
    * IComComponent
    * IRemoveFilesComponent
    * IRemoveFile
    * IUpdatesProject
    * IUpdaterComponent
    * IPatchProject
    * IPropertyComponent
    * IProperty
    * IPathVariable
    * IMsixComponent
    * IMsixDependencies
    * IMsixDriverDependency
    * IMsixDriverConstraint
    * IMsixExternalDependency
    * IMsixPackageDependency
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
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• How-tos
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IIniFilesComponent

This interface imports, creates, and gets INI files.

Declaration

IIniFilesComponent : IDispatch

Properties

Array Files - Gets all the INI files from the project.

Methods

ImportIniFile(IFolder target, String source) - Import an INI file from disk with the specified source path. The INI file is imported in the target folder.

ImportIniFileS(String target, String source) - Import an INI file from disk with the specified source path. The INI file is imported in the target folder specified path.

CreateIniFile(IFolder target, String name) - Creates a new INI file in the project and returns it. The INI file is added in the target folder, with the specified name.

CreateIniFileS(String target, String name) - Creates a new INI file in the project and returns it. The INI file is added in the target folder path, with the specified name.

 $advinst = new-object -com AdvancedInstaller

$prj = $advinst.LoadProject(“d:\edit_ini.aip”)
$settingsIni = $prj.IniFilesComponent.Files | where {$.Name -eq “Settings.ini”}[0]
$configSection = $settingsIni.Sections | where {$.Name -eq “Configuration”}[0]
$newEntry = $configSection.CreateIfNotExist(“new_entry”, “my_value”)
$csvEntry = $configSection.CreateOrAppendCommaSeparated(“comma_separated_value”, “my_value”)
$newOrUpdateEntry = $configSection.CreateOrUpdate(“update_entry”, “my_value”)
$removeEntry = $configSection.CreateEntryRemoval(“entry_to_remove”)
$prj.Save()

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See also

IAdvinstProject

IFoldersComponent

IIniFile

IPredefinedFolders

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Topics

• IIniFile
  INI File interface

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