profilestring PowerHome formula function
Description
Obtains the string value of a setting in the specified profile file.
Syntax
profilestring ( filename, section, key, default )
Argument Description
filename A string whose value is the name of the profile file. If you do not specify a full path, ProfileString uses the operating system's standard file search order to find the file
section A string whose value is the name of a group of related values in the profile file. In the file, section names are in square brackets. Do not include the brackets in section. Section is not case-sensitive
key A string specifying the setting name in section whose value you want. The setting name is followed by an equal sign in the file. Do not include the equal sign in key. Key is not case-sensitive
default A string value that ProfileString will return if filename is not found, if section or key does not exist in filename, or if the value of key cannot be converted to an integer
Return value
String, with a maximum length of 4096 characters. Returns the string from key within section within filename. If filename is not found, section is not found in filename, or key is not found in section, ProfileString returns default. If an error occurs, it returns the empty string ("").
Usage
Use ProfileInt and ProfileString to get configuration settings from a profile file you have designed for your application.