WritePrivateProfileString (kernel32)
Last changed: -142.166.37.111

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Summary

C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern bool WritePrivateProfileString(string lpAppName,
   string lpKeyName, string lpString, string lpFileName);

VB.NET Signature:

    <DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function WritePrivateProfileString(ByVal lpAppName As String, _
                        ByVal lpKeyName As String, _
                        ByVal lpString As String, _
                        ByVal lpFileName As String) As Boolean
    End Function

VB.NET Alternative Signature:

    <DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Declare Auto Function WritePrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpAppName As String, _    
                        ByVal lpKeyName As String, _
                        ByVal lpString As String, _
                        ByVal lpFileName As String) As Boolean

C++ Signature:

[DllImport("KERNEL32.DLL", CharSet=CharSet::Auto, EntryPoint="WritePrivateProfileString")]
static Boolean WritePrivateProfileString(String^ lpAppName, String^ lpKeyName, String^ lpString, String^ lpFileName);

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

VB.NET Sample

Dim bres As Boolean
bres = WritePrivateProfileString("AppName", "KeyName", "TestValue", "c:\test.ini")
Console.WriteLine("WritePrivateProfileString returned : " & bres.ToString())

VB.NET Alternative Sample

Public Sub WriteIni(ByVal lpAppName As String, ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal lpFilename As String)
     WritePrivateProfileString(lpAppname, lpKeyName, lpString, lpFilename)
End Sub

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