GetSetting Function

Syntax:

GetSetting[$](AppName$, Section$, Key$[, Default$])

Group: Settings

Description:
Get the setting for Key in Section in project AppName. Win16 and Win32s store settings in a .ini file named AppName. Win32 stores settings in the registration database.

Parameter Description

AppName$ This string value is the name of the project that has this Section and Key.

Section$ This string value is the name of the section of the project settings.

Key$ This string value is the name of the key in the section of the project settings.

Default$ Return this string value if no setting has been saved. If this is omitted then a null string is used.

Example:

Sub Main
  SaveSetting "MyApp","Font","Size",10
  Debug.Print GetSetting("MyApp","Font","Size") ' 10
End
Sub