[Gambas-user] tip to make it better

[Frank Berg]

Hi,

i try to make an module, witch can work with ini files like getPrivateProfileString(...) in VB

my first try is to read the ini file in an string array..

an question to the CodeMasters: what can i make better??

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PRIVATE iniFile AS String[] 
PRIVATE iniFileName AS String 
PUBLIC iniErrorCode AS Integer 
PUBLIC iniErrorText AS Integer 

' read the hole File in an string array, 
PRIVATE FUNCTION read_ini_File(myFileName AS String ) AS String[] 
    DIM f AS File 
    DIM s1 AS String 
    DIM s2 AS String 
    IF myFileName<>iniFileName THEN 
        DO 
            TRY OPEN myFileName FOR READ LITTLE AS #f
            SELECT CASE Error()
                CASE 0 ' open command is OK
                ' OPEN myFileName FOR READ LITTLE AS #f   ' open the TRY line correct??
                WHILE NOT Eof(f)
                    READ #f,s1,1
                    IF s1<>Chr(13) THEN s2=s2 & s1
                WEND
                CLOSE #f
                iniFile=Split(s2,Chr(10))
                iniFileName=myFileName
                iniErrorCode=0
                iniErrorText="OK" 
                RETURN iniFile 
            CASE 45 ' file not found
                OPEN myFileName FOR CREATE AS #f
                CLOSE #f                                                        ' must i close??
            CASE ELSE
                iniFileName=""
                TRY CLOSE #f                        ' will it close if it can??
                TRY iniFile.Clear                     ' will it clear the array if it can??
                iniErrorCode=Error()
                iniErrorText="Unknown Error for me"   ' where can i read obout the error code numbers..
                EXIT 
            END SELECT
        LOOP 
    ENDIF

CATCH
    iniFileName=""
    TRY CLOSE #f
    TRY iniFile.Clear 
    iniErrorCode=Error()
    iniErrorText="Unknown Error for me" 
END


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