PxConfig*() bug?

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Hi.

If I create a file for writing and then call PxConfigWrite*() with a NULL
section it crashes. I think it would be better if it did nothing and
returned 0 for this case. I was trying to write the ‘; Version = 1’ string
to the top of a file.

Is it possible to change the comment character from ‘#’ to ‘;’? We have
always used the ‘;’ to be the comment character in our ASCII setup files
(from the old assembler days!).

I would like to use a mix of PxConfig*() calls and regular C functions to
read/write the ASCII setup files.

TIA

Augie

2

Hi Augie,

I have spoken to the developer and he figures you
should call PxConfigSection() prior to calling PxConfigWrite*()
with NULL for section. It still shouldn’t crash though, so we are
raising a PR to this effect.

Hope this helps
Regards
Brenda


Augie Henriques <augiehenriques@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi.
If I create a file for writing and then call PxConfigWrite*() with a NULL
section it crashes. I think it would be better if it did nothing and
returned 0 for this case. I was trying to write the ‘; Version = 1’ string
to the top of a file.

Is it possible to change the comment character from ‘#’ to ‘;’? We have
always used the ‘;’ to be the comment character in our ASCII setup files
(from the old assembler days!).

I would like to use a mix of PxConfig*() calls and regular C functions to
read/write the ASCII setup files.

TIA

Augie

3

Hi Brenda,

“Gui Group” <gui@qnx.com> wrote in message news:9j284k$6c4$1@nntp.qnx.com…

Hi Augie,

I have spoken to the developer and he figures you
should call PxConfigSection() prior to calling PxConfigWrite*()
with NULL for section. It still shouldn’t crash though, so we are
raising a PR to this effect.

Thanks.

How about my other question(s)?

Augie

Hope this helps
Regards
Brenda


Augie Henriques <> augiehenriques@hotmail.com> > wrote:
Hi.
If I create a file for writing and then call PxConfigWrite*() with a
NULL
section it crashes. I think it would be better if it did nothing and
returned 0 for this case. I was trying to write the ‘; Version = 1’
string
to the top of a file.

Is it possible to change the comment character from ‘#’ to ‘;’? We have
always used the ‘;’ to be the comment character in our ASCII setup files
(from the old assembler days!).

I would like to use a mix of PxConfig*() calls and regular C functions
to
read/write the ASCII setup files.

TIA

Augie

4

Hi Augie,

Unfortunately, it is not possible to change the comment character from
‘#’ to ‘;’.

Regards
Brenda


Augie Henriques <augiehenriques@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi Brenda,

“Gui Group” <> gui@qnx.com> > wrote in message news:9j284k$6c4$> 1@nntp.qnx.com> …
Hi Augie,

I have spoken to the developer and he figures you
should call PxConfigSection() prior to calling PxConfigWrite*()
with NULL for section. It still shouldn’t crash though, so we are
raising a PR to this effect.

Thanks.

How about my other question(s)?

Augie


Hope this helps
Regards
Brenda


Augie Henriques <> augiehenriques@hotmail.com> > wrote:
Hi.
If I create a file for writing and then call PxConfigWrite*() with a
NULL
section it crashes. I think it would be better if it did nothing and
returned 0 for this case. I was trying to write the ‘; Version = 1’
string
to the top of a file.

Is it possible to change the comment character from ‘#’ to ‘;’? We have
always used the ‘;’ to be the comment character in our ASCII setup files
(from the old assembler days!).

I would like to use a mix of PxConfig*() calls and regular C functions
to
read/write the ASCII setup files.

TIA

Augie