Work with INI files - Delphi Tutorial

Delphi Tutorial work with INI files
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In this video you can learn how to work with INI files in Delphi.
You can learn how to save settings in application, like window position and size, controls position and properties etc.,


Here is also code used in this video :

unit Unit1;

interface

uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs, StdCtrls, ExtCtrls,IniFiles;

type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Button1: TButton;
Button2: TButton;
Button3: TButton;
Button4: TButton;
Button5: TButton;
Button6: TButton;
Button7: TButton;
Panel1: TPanel;
Edit1: TEdit;
Button8: TButton;
CheckBox1: TCheckBox;
procedure Button7Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure Button6Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure Button5Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure Button3Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure Button4Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure Button8Click(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;

var
Form1: TForm1;
MyINI:TMemIniFile;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
Panel1.top:=Panel1.Top-10;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
Panel1.top:=Panel1.Top+10;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button3Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
Panel1.left:=Panel1.left-10;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button4Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
Panel1.left:=Panel1.left+10;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button5Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
MyINI.EraseSection('Main');
MyINI.UpdateFile;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button6Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
MyINI:=TMemIniFile.Create(ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName)+'Settings.ini');

MyINI.WriteInteger('Main','Left',Form1.Left); //Main form left position on screen
MyINI.WriteInteger('Main','Top',Form1.Top); //Main form top position on screen

MyINI.WriteInteger('Main','Width',Form1.Width); //Main form width
MyINI.WriteInteger('Main','Height',Form1.Height); //Main form Height

MyINI.WriteInteger('Panel','Left',Panel1.Left); //Panel left position on screen
MyINI.WriteInteger('Panel','Top',Panel1.Top); //Panel top position on screen

MyINI.WriteString('Panel','Caption',Panel1.Caption); //Panel Caption

MyINI.WriteBool('Check','Checked',CheckBox1.Checked); //Checkbox checked


MyINI.UpdateFile;// Save settings to INI file
end;

procedure TForm1.Button7Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
Close;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button8Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
Panel1.Caption:=Edit1.Text;
end;

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
MyINI:=TMemIniFile.Create(ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName)+'Settings.ini');

Form1.Left:=MyINI.ReadInteger('Main','Left',Form1.Left); //Main form left position on screen
Form1.Top:=MyINI.ReadInteger('Main','Top',Form1.Top); //Main form top position on screen

Form1.Width:=MyINI.ReadInteger('Main','Width',Form1.Width); //Main form width
Form1.Height:=MyINI.ReadInteger('Main','Height',Form1.Height); //Main form Height

Panel1.Left:=MyINI.ReadInteger('Panel','Left',Panel1.Left); //Panel left position on screen
Panel1.Top:=MyINI.ReadInteger('Panel','Top',Panel1.Top); //Panel top position on screen

Panel1.Caption:=MyINI.ReadString('Panel','Caption',Panel1.Caption); //Panel Caption

CheckBox1.Checked:=MyINI.ReadBool('Check','Checked',CheckBox1.Checked); //Checkbox checked

end;

end.