The code in my apps doesn't delete the INI but keeps the custom hotkeys in place that users may have had but also removes un-used hotkeys and adds new ones as new versions of the app come out.
-----Original Message----- From: Doug Geoffray [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Device Status app update Vic, Yes, I do this in weevent. Here is the code at the top of the .vbs file: ' if our .ini file doesn't have my specific version set correctly then it is an old ' .ini file. Because of conflicts lets just delete the old and start with a fresh ' empty one. If IniFile(weeventINI).Number(optionsSectionName, "my_ini_version", 0) = 0 Then If fso.FileExists(WeeventINI) Then fso.DeleteFile weeventINI, TRUE End If IniFile(weeventINI).Number(optionsSectionName, "my_ini_version") = 1 End If Regards, Doug On 2/1/2012 11:34 AM, Vic Beckley wrote: > Doug, > > The reason I had problems with the *.ini file is that I deleted some > hotkeys. When the standard register hotkeys subroutine ran it found hotkeys > in the old INI file that didn't exist. This caused an error. What is the > best way to handle this? Is there an app with examples I can look at that > you are aware of? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Geoffray [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 10:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Device Status app update > > Vic, > > I never liked the idea of having to remove older .ini files. I know > Aaron likes this method (smile). A very simple way that I've gotten > around this is just put a version entry in your .ini. You would first > verify the version is correct and if not you can clean it up or just > delete it if necessary but you will certainly need to add the updated > version to your cleaned up one or your newly created one. This way > you'll always just work. > > Doug > > On 1/31/2012 12:45 PM, Vic Beckley wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have updated the Device Status app. I updated my E-mail address and > added >> a Device Status submenu on the Apps menu in the window-eyes control panel. >> Device Manager has to be running to see this menu. >> >> Important: You will have to delete your devicestatus.ini file before >> installing this update or you will get an error. >> >> If there are any problems, let me know. >> >> >> Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A., >> >> Vic >> E-mail: [email protected] >> >> >>
