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    Example: Using the INI File Utility SL Library

    Product: CODESYS IIOT Libraries SL

    The INI File Utility SL library provides function blocks to read, write, and find values in INI files.

    Functionality

    • Read INI files by means of the INI_Reader function block

    • Write INI files by means of the INI_Writer function block

    • Find values by means of the INI_Get function block

    Description

    The individual values are mapped in an array of IniFileEntry type structures. The structure has fields for section, key, value, and comment.

    Supported data structures:

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[Sektion]
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Schlüssel=Wert

    Maximum field length

    • Section: 100 characters

    • Key: 100 characters

    • Value: 255 characters

    • Comment: 2555 characters

    Visualization

    _example_img_ini_file_utility_vis.png

    Tip

    To test the examples on a CODESYS Control Win, you can copy the INIReaderExample.ini file from the target directory of the installation to the c:\temp directory.

    System requirements and restrictions

    Programming system

    CODESYS Development System (version 3.5.16.0 or higher)

    Runtime system

    CODESYS Control Win (version 3.5.16.0)

    Supported platforms/devices

    Tip

    Use the Device Reader project to find out the supported features of your device. Device Reader is available free of charge in the CODESYS Store International.

    Note

    _example_icon.png IIoT Libraries SL

    After installing the IIoT Libraries SL package, you will find the sample project in the CODESYS\IIoT Libraries SL\Examples subdirectory of the installation directory of CODESYS.