Hello Nick,
That's way to use INI-files
1. Add the Inifile Unit to your interface uses-section
2. create a new unit with your INI-defaultvalues !!!
3. Use the OnCreate-event to read your INI-file
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender : TObject);
var
Ini : TInifile;
begin
Try
Ini:=TInfile.Create(write the path and the name of your INI-file here);
CheckBox1.Checked:=Ini.ReadBool('CheckBox','Checked',DefaultCheckBoxValue);
MyString:=Ini.ReadString('MyString','Value',DefaultMyStringValue);
...
Ini.Free;
Except
On Exception do
MessageDLG('Can't read the INI-File',mtError,[mbOk],0);
end;{Try/Except}
end;
4. Create a new Form with an INI-Dialog with the standard dialog-elements
Use the OnClick-event of your OkBtn to write to your INI-file
procedure TIniForm.OkBtnClick(Sender : TObject);
var
Ini : TIniFile;
begin
Try
Ini:=TInfile.Create(write the path and the name of your INI-file here);
Ini.WriteBool('CheckBox','Checked',CheckBox1.Checked);
Ini.ReadString('MyString','Value',MyString);
...
Ini.Free;
Except
On Exception do
MessageDLG('Can't read the INI-File',mtError,[mbOk],0);
end;{Try/Except}
end;