How to Edit an INI file using VBScript

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Note that you can use environment variables to ensure that it will work on all systems. eg. If you use %SystemRoot% it will work whether windows is installed in C:\WINNT or D:\Windows.


' This script can be used to edit entries in ini files
'
' Written by Sean Bradley
' Version 1.0
' Last modified 11/09/09
'
Const ForReading = 1
Const ForWriting = 2
Set oShell = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )

'Set the target file and backup directory.
'Note that I've used an environment variable here to ensure it works on all systems.
'
targfile=oShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%SystemRoot%") + "\editthisfile.ini"
backdir=oShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%TEMP%") + "\"
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Make sure the file exists to prevent errors.
'
if objFSO.FileExists(targfile) then
'Copy it to the backup directory then open the file.
objFSO.CopyFile targfile, backdir, true
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(targfile, ForReading)

'Read through each line of the file for the entry you want to set
'
Do Until objTextFile.AtEndOfStream
strNextLine = objTextFile.Readline
intLineFinder = InStr(strNextLine, "IniFileEntrytoEdit")
If intLineFinder <> 0 Then

'Set your new entry here.
'
strNextLine = "IniFileEntrytoEdit=My Entry in the File"
End If
strNewFile = strNewFile & strNextLine & vbCrLf
Loop

objTextFile.Close

'Write the file with the new entry
'
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(targfile, ForWriting)

objTextFile.WriteLine strNewFile
objTextFile.Close
End If