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InitEntry.bas

Excellent functions for saving(SetInitEntry) and retrieving(GetInitEntry) data in ini files. Includes routines for a RecentFile menu (GetRecentFiles, AddRecentFile, RemoveRecentFile) which automatically fill and update your menu.

Assumes
Copy the code and Paste it into a new Module and name the module something like basInitEntry(InitEntry.bas). Read the comments in the GetRecentFiles() function for help on how to use the RecentFiles functions.

API Declarations
Uses GetPrivateProfileString and WritePrivateProfileString API functions.

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'sDefInitFileName is setup as (AppPath\AppEXEName.Ini)
'and is used as the Default Initialization Filename
Private sDefInitFileName As String
Declare Function GetPrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetPrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpDefault As String, ByVal lpReturnedString As String, ByVal nSize As Long, ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
Declare Function WritePrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias "WritePrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpString As Any, ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
Public Sub AddRecentFile(ByVal sNewFileName As String, mnuRecent As Variant, Optional ByVal iMaxEntries As Integer = 8, Optional ByVal iMaxFileNameLen As Integer = 60)
Dim lRet  As Long
Dim iArrayCnt As Integer
Dim iFileCnt As Integer
Dim sFilename As String
Dim saFiles() As String
 ReDim saFiles(iMaxEntries)
 
 'Add New File at First Position
 saFiles(0) = sNewFileName
 
 'Get all Files in Init File
 iFileCnt = 1
 sFilename = GetInitEntry("Recent Files", "File " & CStr(iFileCnt), "")
 While Len(sFilename) > 0 And iArrayCnt < iMaxEntries
  'Don't get New File Again
  If LCase$(sFilename) <> LCase$(sNewFileName) Then
   iArrayCnt = iArrayCnt + 1
   saFiles(iArrayCnt) = sFilename
  End If
  iFileCnt = iFileCnt + 1
  sFilename = GetInitEntry("Recent Files", "File " & CStr(iFileCnt), "")
 Wend
 
 'Release Excess Memory
 ReDim Preserve saFiles(iArrayCnt)
 
 'Clean up the Init File (Deletes the Entire "Recent Files" Section)
 lRet = SetInitEntry("Recent Files")
 
 'Put Files Back Into Init File in Their New Order
 For iFileCnt = 0 To iArrayCnt
  lRet = SetInitEntry("Recent Files", "File " & CStr(iFileCnt + 1), saFiles(iFileCnt))
 Next iFileCnt
 
 'Retrieve Ordered Files Back Into Menu
 Call GetRecentFiles(mnuRecent, iMaxEntries, iMaxFileNameLen)
 
 'Checkmark First Recent File
 mnuRecent(0).Checked = (mnuRecent(0).Caption <> "(Empty)")
 
End Sub
Public Sub GetRecentFiles(mnuRecent As Variant, Optional ByVal iMaxEntries As Integer = 8, Optional ByVal iMaxFileNameLen As Integer = 60)
'mnuRecent Must Be a Menu Array. At Design Time, create
'the first mnuRecent(0) with the Caption set to "(Empty)"
'and Disable it.
Dim iIdx  As Integer
Dim iFileCnt As Integer
Dim iFullCnt As Integer
Dim iMenuCnt As Integer
Dim sFilename As String
 On Error GoTo LocalError
 
 'Get the Menu Count
 iMenuCnt = mnuRecent.UBound
 
 'Unload all but first Menu
 For iIdx = 1 To iMenuCnt
  Unload mnuRecent(iIdx)
 Next iIdx
 mnuRecent(0).Checked = False
 mnuRecent(0).Tag = ""
 mnuRecent(0).Enabled = False
 mnuRecent(0).Caption = "(Empty)"
 
 'Get First Entry In InitFile
 sFilename = GetInitEntry("Recent Files", "File " & CStr(iFullCnt + 1), "")
 While Len(sFilename) > 0 And iFileCnt <= iMaxEntries
  If Exists(sFilename) Then
   'Load Menu Item if Not First Item
   If iFileCnt > 0 Then
    Load mnuRecent(iFileCnt)
   End If
   'Create Menu Caption
   'ex. "&1 C:\DirName\DirName\FileName"
   mnuRecent(iFileCnt).Caption = "&" & CStr(iFileCnt + 1) & " " & _
    ShortenFileName(sFilename, iMaxFileNameLen)
   'Menu.Tag Contains Actual Filename.
   'Menu.Caption May Contain A Shortened Version Of It.
   mnuRecent(iFileCnt).Tag = sFilename
   mnuRecent(iFileCnt).Enabled = True
   mnuRecent(iFileCnt).Visible = True
   iFileCnt = iFileCnt + 1
  End If
  iFullCnt = iFullCnt + 1
  'Get Next Entry
  sFilename = GetInitEntry("Recent Files", "File " & CStr(iFullCnt + 1), "")
  'Loops If Next Entry Is Valid
 Wend
NormalExit:
 Exit Sub
 
LocalError:
 MsgBox Err.Description, vbExclamation, App.EXEName
 Resume NormalExit
 
End Sub
Private Function Exists(ByVal sFilename As String) As Boolean
 If Len(Trim$(sFilename)) > 0 Then
  On Error Resume Next
  sFilename = Dir$(sFilename)
  Exists = Err.Number = 0 And Len(sFilename) > 0
 Else
  Exists = False
 End If
 
End Function
Public Sub RemoveRecentFile(ByVal sRemoveFileName As String, mnuRecent As Variant, Optional ByVal iMaxEntries As Integer = 8, Optional ByVal iMaxFileNameLen As Integer = 60)
Dim lRet  As Long
Dim iArrayCnt As Integer
Dim iFileCnt As Integer
Dim sFilename As String
Dim saFiles() As String
 ReDim saFiles(iMaxEntries)
 
 'Get all Files in Init File
 iFileCnt = 1
 sFilename = GetInitEntry("Recent Files", "File " & CStr(iFileCnt), "")
 While Len(sFilename) > 0 And iArrayCnt < iMaxEntries
  'Don't get the File to be removed
  If LCase$(sFilename) <> LCase$(sRemoveFileName) Then
   saFiles(iArrayCnt) = sFilename
   iArrayCnt = iArrayCnt + 1
  End If
  iFileCnt = iFileCnt + 1
  sFilename = GetInitEntry("Recent Files", "File " & CStr(iFileCnt), "")
 Wend
 
 'Release Excess Memory
 ReDim Preserve saFiles(iArrayCnt - 1)
 
 'Clean up the Init File (Deletes the Entire "Recent Files" Section)
 lRet = SetInitEntry("Recent Files")
 
 'Put Files Back Into Init File Without the Removed File
 For iFileCnt = 0 To iArrayCnt - 1
  lRet = SetInitEntry("Recent Files", "File " & CStr(iFileCnt + 1), saFiles(iFileCnt))
 Next iFileCnt
 
 'Retrieve Ordered Files Back Into Menu
 Call GetRecentFiles(mnuRecent, iMaxEntries, iMaxFileNameLen)
 
End Sub
Public Function ShortenFileName(ByVal sFilename As String, ByVal intMaxLen As Integer) As String
Dim iLen As Integer
Dim iSlashPos As Integer
 On Error GoTo LocalError
 
 'If Filename Is Longer Than MaxLen
 If Len(sFilename) > intMaxLen Then
  'Make Room For "..."
  iLen = intMaxLen - 3
  'Find First "\"
  iSlashPos = InStr(sFilename, "\")
  'Loop Until Filename is Shorter Than MaxLen
  While (iSlashPos > 0) And (Len(sFilename) > iLen)
   sFilename = Mid$(sFilename, iSlashPos)
   'Find Next "\"
   iSlashPos = InStr(2, sFilename, "\")
  Wend
  'If No "\" Was Found (FailSafe - This Should Not Happen)
  If Len(sFilename) > iLen Then
   '"Very Long FileName" = "...ong Filename"
   sFilename = "..." & Mid$(sFilename, Len(sFilename) - iLen + 1)
  Else
   '"C:\Dir1\Dir2\Dir3\File" = "...\Dir2\Dir3\File"
   sFilename = "..." & sFilename
  End If
 
 End If
 
 'Set Return Filename
 ShortenFileName = sFilename
NormalExit:
 Exit Function
 
LocalError:
 MsgBox Err.Description, vbExclamation, App.EXEName
 Resume NormalExit
End Function
Public Function GetInitEntry(ByVal sSection As String, ByVal sKeyName As String, Optional ByVal sDefault As String = "", Optional ByVal sInitFileName As String = "") As String
'This Function Reads In a String From The Init File.
'Returns Value From Init File or sDefault If No Value Exists.
'sDefault Defaults to an Empty String ("").
'Creates and Uses sDefInitFileName (AppPath\AppEXEName.Ini)
'if sInitFileName Parameter Is Not Passed In.
Dim sBuffer As String
Dim sInitFile As String
 'If Init Filename NOT Passed In
 If Len(sInitFileName) = 0 Then
  'If Static Init FileName NOT Already Created
  If Len(sDefInitFileName) = 0 Then
   'Create Static Init FileName
   sDefInitFileName = App.Path
   If Right$(sDefInitFileName, 1) <> "\" Then
    sDefInitFileName = sDefInitFileName & "\"
   End If
   sDefInitFileName = sDefInitFileName & App.EXEName & ".ini"
  End If
  sInitFile = sDefInitFileName
 Else 'If Init Filename Passed In
  sInitFile = sInitFileName
 End If
 
 sBuffer = String$(2048, " ")
 GetInitEntry = Left$(sBuffer, GetPrivateProfileString(sSection, ByVal sKeyName, sDefault, sBuffer, Len(sBuffer), sInitFile))
End Function
Public Function SetInitEntry(ByVal sSection As String, Optional ByVal sKeyName As String, Optional ByVal sValue As String, Optional ByVal sInitFileName As String = "") As Long
'This Function Writes a String To The Init File.
'Returns WritePrivateProfileString Success or Error.
'Creates and Uses sDefInitFileName (AppPath\AppEXEName.Ini)
'if sInitFileName Parameter Is Not Passed In.
'***** CAUTION *****
'If sValue is Null then sKeyName is deleted from the Init File.
'If sKeyName is Null then sSection is deleted from the Init File.
Dim sInitFile As String
 'If Init Filename NOT Passed In
 If Len(sInitFileName) = 0 Then
  'If Static Init FileName NOT Already Created
  If Len(sDefInitFileName) = 0 Then
   'Create Static Init FileName
   sDefInitFileName = App.Path
   If Right$(sDefInitFileName, 1) <> "\" Then
    sDefInitFileName = sDefInitFileName & "\"
   End If
   sDefInitFileName = sDefInitFileName & App.EXEName & ".ini"
  End If
  sInitFile = sDefInitFileName
 Else 'If Init Filename Passed In
  sInitFile = sInitFileName
 End If
 
 If Len(sKeyName) > 0 And Len(sValue) > 0 Then
  SetInitEntry = WritePrivateProfileString(sSection, ByVal sKeyName, ByVal sValue, sInitFile)
 ElseIf Len(sKeyName) > 0 Then
  SetInitEntry = WritePrivateProfileString(sSection, ByVal sKeyName, vbNullString, sInitFile)
 Else
  SetInitEntry = WritePrivateProfileString(sSection, vbNullString, vbNullString, sInitFile)
 End If
End Function