INI Files

[kamalsinghania]

Hi All,

I'm trying to read from an INI file for my Application, which has certain settings saved.

Now I'm trying to create the CDictionaryStore in APPUi ConstructL withe following statement. But I get error such as

CDictionaryStore *iniFile = Application()->OpenIniFileLC(iEikonEnv->FsSession());


illegal use of incomplete union/struct.


Please let me knwo how to resolve this problem. Also in case you do have some example snippet of code to achieve the same please let me know. It will be a real help


Thanx & Regards,

Kamal Singhania

[symbianyucca]

it's propably, because one of the header files you have included has this line:

class CDictionaryStore;

So the definition is sort of found, but it is incomplete. So check the class memebr that gives this error, and locate the header file for it, and include it to your files.

yucca

[kamalsinghania]

yes you are right, I've been able to compile the code successfully.

But the problem I'm now facing is that when I run it on the device it says Feature not Supported.

Please let me know what could possibly be the reason for it. Also if you have some sample code snippets please share ot with me.


it will be a great help.


Thanx

Kamal

[symbianyucca]

hmmm, it it says not supported, could be that for some reason the phone doesn't want to support default ini files.

Anyway, you could always take the application name from application class, and just replace the extension to be ini. And construct the dictionary store by your self.

At least, then you shouldn't get any not-supported error messages.

yucca

[kamalsinghania]

Yes that may be the case, do u have some sample code snippet for the same, or could u point me to somewhere I can find some.


Kamal

[symbianyucca]

you could do it something like this:

TFileName Buffer;
TParse parse;
#ifdef __WINS__
Buffer.Copy(CEikonEnv::Static()->EikAppUi()->Application()->AppFullName());
parse.Set(_L("c:"), &Buffer, NULL);
#else
parse.Set(CEikonEnv::Static()->EikAppUi()->Application()->AppFullName(), NULL, NULL);
#endif

Buffer.Copy(parse.DriveAndPath());
Buffer.Append(parse.Name());
Buffer.Append(_L(".ini"));

CDictionaryFileStore* MyDStore = CDictionaryFileStore::OpenLC(CCoeEnv::Static()->FsSession(),Buffer, TUid::Uid(0x102013AD));


yucca

[kamalsinghania]

Thanx for the help,

but what is this UID

TUid::Uid(0x102013AD))

is it the application UID

Kamal

[symbianyucca]

it's just a UID that I used with one app, basically where I copied the lines from. Anyway, I would suggest you to use your application UID for the purpose.

yucca

[kamalsinghania]

I tried using the APPUId, but my applicaion crashed at the point.

Kamal

[symbianyucca]

what sort of error are you getting ?

See this to get errors right: http://www.newlc.com/article.php3?id_article=150

and this for the explanation : http://www.newlc.com/article.php3?id_article=117

Also did you remember to make the folder in your emulators C: drive, before running the code ?

yucca

[laa-laa]

A comment to the original post: OpenIniFileLC() is overridden to a non-functional version in CAknApplication. In CEikApplication (superclass of CAknApplication) it is functional. So you should get it working by explicitly calling CEikApplication::OpenIniFileLC().

Lauri

[kamalsinghania]

Hi

Thanx for your reply, my app does not display any panic codes when it crashes.

If u have any example working with that peice of code to use INI
please send it to me.


Thanx

kamal singahnia

[kamalsinghania]

I tried the code that was mentoned in the posts some time back by Yucca.

But the app keeps crashing on the Device. On the emulator it gives no error. But the moment it is put on the device it crashes.

Also I've installed the App on the Memory card, that is e:.

Please let me know id there is any resolution to this.

kamal

[symbianyucca]

BTW, which phone are you testing it in ?

So far I have only seen crashes that doesn't produce error notes on 6630 & 6760, so if you could test it on any other phone it could help.

also, are you working on app or exe ?

yucca

[kamalsinghania]

Hi I'm using the 6600 to test. and am working on an App.

If possible could u gimme ur code snippet for me try around.

Regards,

Kamal Singhania