INI Field issue

Afrow UK · 30th June 2003, 19:20

I'm having problems with my app, where a user must enter multiple maps into a 1 line field box seperated by ";" characters.
I'm having a problem, that there seems to be a maximum character size either in that field or when I read from that field.

Looking at it now, there seems to be a max size for the field, because the output (that gets written to my ini file is always chopped in half)

Does anyone know what the max length for the field (text box) are?

-Stu

ramon18 · 30th June 2003, 20:20

The buffer size in IO is dynamic and there is no size limit for "text" controls, on the other hand, NSIS internal buffers size for user variables is limited to 1024 chars, and this can generate problems.

cyas
Ramon

Afrow UK · 30th June 2003, 22:12

Yes you are right...
So, its the saving as variable part that screws it up.

I shall have to set the max field length to 1024, unless there's another way...

-Stu

iceman_k · 1st July 2003, 03:17

You can always recompile NSIS with NSIS_MAX_STRLEN set to a larger value.

Afrow UK · 1st July 2003, 13:42

I don't have a decent compiler...

-Stu

30th June 2003, 19:20	#1
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 8,202	INI Field issue I'm having problems with my app, where a user must enter multiple maps into a 1 line field box seperated by ";" characters. I'm having a problem, that there seems to be a maximum character size either in that field or when I read from that field. Looking at it now, there seems to be a max size for the field, because the output (that gets written to my ini file is always chopped in half) Does anyone know what the max length for the field (text box) are? -Stu Need an installer? http://www.afrowsoft.co.uk

30th June 2003, 22:12	#3
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 8,202	Yes you are right... So, its the saving as variable part that screws it up. I shall have to set the max field length to 1024, unless there's another way... -Stu Need an installer? http://www.afrowsoft.co.uk

1st July 2003, 03:17	#4
iceman_k NSIS Dev Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Boston, MA, U.S.A. Posts: 455	You can always recompile NSIS with NSIS_MAX_STRLEN set to a larger value. Cheers, Iceman_K EclipseNSIS - An NSIS IDE for the Eclipse Platform \| My contributions to the wiki

1st July 2003, 13:42	#5
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 8,202	I don't have a decent compiler... -Stu Need an installer? http://www.afrowsoft.co.uk

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30th June 2003, 20:20	#2
ramon18 NSIS Dev Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portugal Posts: 110	The buffer size in IO is dynamic and there is no size limit for "text" controls, on the other hand, NSIS internal buffers size for user variables is limited to 1024 chars, and this can generate problems. cyas Ramon