Forums Scripts & Popups how to determine if an *.ini file is loaded?

I'm looking for a way to tell if a users or variables file has been loaded. I can see how to tell if the file exists, how to tell if a specific section exists in a file, but not how to tell if the file has actually been loaded.

Thanks in advance

Having never done this I couldn't think of an identifier that would do this. The idea that did come to mind would be, if these are custom files, put a marker in the file. For instance, in the variable file, have a variable in it. "%varfile $true"
If it returns $true, then the file is loaded. Same with users. You can use $ulist to check for an entry in the file.

Sorry I'm not much help. I have always used the one variables file and I don't use mirc user levels.

you can only have a single variables and a single users file loaded at any one time. the users file is n0 under [rfiles] in mirc.ini, the variables file is n1.

having a marker of some sort, such as a special variable name, requires access to the files to place it there...

what I'm intending is to automate a setup script where I do not have access to the mirc environment at all, so there is no way to do this.

I have worked out a way to make the additions without first knowing if a file is loaded... took a few hours of experimentation to work out the procedure, but so far it seems pretty bulletproof.

you're correct, but an entry in mirc.ini does NOT convey any information about its state: not existence, size, or if it is currently loaded.

You only asked to know if it's loaded. If the file is currently loaded, it's listed in mIRC.ini. If it's unloaded, it is not. That was what you asked about. The only way that isn't correct is if mIRC itself isn't running, or if someone edits mIRC.ini while mIRC is running (not usually a good idea), or if you are checking the wrong mIRC.ini file.

If you want to know if the file exists or the size, you'd have to use commands either in mIRC or through Windows to determine that information. From within mIRC, $file(filename.ini) will return the size (in bytes) if the file exists or NULL if it doesn't. That solves both of your secondary questions.

Riamus suggestion is the best one. Check mirc.ini for a matching file name.

$readini(mirc.ini,rfiles,n0)

$readini(mirc.ini,rfiles,n1)

mirc.ini isn't always in the mIRC directory. You may as well use the $mircini identifier to retrieve the path to mirc.ini, especially as it's the same number of characters

I leave the path up to the script writers. My example was only an example. Personally, I try to use a static path whenever possible.

Static paths are fine for scripts you use, but if you plan to share the script with someone, it's better to use something like $mircini, $mircdir, or $scriptdir to get to where you want regardless where the person has mIRC installed and how they have it installed and where they put the script.

Btw, "mirc.ini" is actually relative. c:\mirc\mirc.ini is static.

Do you really want to nitpick? It was an example.

This is not nitpicking. Using a hardcoded "mirc.ini" in there is just bad practice (using static paths is even worse). Your code is not "just an example" - it is a specific solution to a specific problem (the code corresponding to jaytea's suggestion) and thus the OP is likely to use it as is. hixxy and Riamus are aware of this possibility, hence their warning comments.