Higher limit then 64k on ini files

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Higher limit then 64k on ini files #185876 15/09/07 02:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 31 D Div OP Ameglian cow
OP Div Ameglian cow D Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 31	Hi all Recently i'v been coding quite some extensive scripts, and alot are working with ini files; now it has come to my attention that for some reason mIRC is hardcoded limited to 64k on ini files. Could this be extended please? I don't know why the hardcode limit anyway, is it really needed for mIRC to properly function then? If someone already got a way around this, i'll be happy to hear it! PS: you can force 'try' to write to ini over 64k, but $readini it will still fail Thanks alot in advance for all replies on this matter, and I hope to see it altered soon Last edited by Div; 15/09/07 02:20 PM.

Re: Higher limit then 64k on ini files Div #185879 15/09/07 02:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,962 Norwich, UK S starbucks_mafia Hoopy frood
starbucks_mafia Hoopy frood S Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,962 Norwich, UK	The 64KB limit is not imposed by mIRC, but by the underlying Windows API routines that mIRC uses to access INI files. As far as I know $readini() is capable of reading INI files over 64KB too if necessary (presumably using mIRC's own routines instead of the Windows API). Right now I just tested it with a 1.9MB INI and it's reading lines OK. You might want to upload your INI file and post a link here. That way maybe Khaled can figure out why $readini() can't read it. If for whatever reason $readini() still can't read your long INI file then you could always create your own alias if necessary. You'd lose a bit more performance though, and ultimately the problem isn't going to go away. You might be better off redesigning your script to write data in a different way (perhaps storing it in hash tables that are loaded and saved to plain text files using /hsave and /hload). Spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, and stupid comments are intentional.

Re: Higher limit then 64k on ini files

Div #185881 15/09/07 03:15 PM

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Both of these worked just fine.

Code:


//var %i = 1 | while ($file(test.ini) < 1049600) { writeini -n test.ini test $+(test,%i) Item $+(test,%i) | inc %i } | echo -ea $readini(test.ini,test,$+(test,$ini(test.ini,1,0))) <--

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test41224 <--
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//var %i = 1 | while ($file(test.ini) < 1049600) { writeini -n test.ini $+(test,%i) test Section $+(test,%i) | inc %i } | echo -ea $readini(test.ini,$+(test,$ini(test.ini,0)),test) <--

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Section test28968 <--
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mIRC 6.3 / WinXP Pro SP2

Re: Higher limit then 64k on ini files Div #185891 15/09/07 04:56 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,330 MA, USA Riamus2 Hoopy frood
Riamus2 Hoopy frood Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,330 MA, USA	I don't know what you're doing with your scripts, but having INI files that large most likely means that the scripts could be improved. INI files (files in general) are a bad way to handle large amounts of data. Hash tables are much faster and work better in the majority of situations. Invision Support #Invision on irc.irchighway.net

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