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This is a small utility to modify any kind of INI-Files.
It is DOS-based, so you can easily do the modifications from your
batchfile or your network login script.
As example, you can add the TimerCriticalSection=10000 for all users
in the SYSTEM.INI file, just by doing the following:
Create a file named SYSTEM.CMD which contains:
+[386enh]TimerCriticalSection=10000
And put the following command in you (system) login script:
maintini.exe N:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI SYSTEM.CMD
After the new login, all your users have the new parameter set correctly
for the new WINUP9 from Novell.
A backupfile with the extension .BAK is made before modifying the file.
Normaly all section, keys and values are NOT case sensitive.
However _ and * give the possibility to match only if the case matches too.
MAINTINI can process INI-Files of any size, even larger than 64kBytes.
Just the CMD File should not have to much commands, because a dynamic list
with all commands is created. (The actual upper limit are 600 commands,
if you need more, then send me a mail or just splitt it in two cmd-files.
Anyway, to process a INI-file with 600 commands to apply is just slow.)
Commands of Maintini:
-[section] The corresponding section is deleted
-[section]Key The Key in section will be deleted
-[section]Key=Value The Key is only deleted if the Value matches exactly
This is used to delete device=... lines in system.ini
_[section]Key=Value Same as - but Value is case sensitive
Normaly not used.
#[section] The corresponding section is commented
#[section]Key The Key in section will be commented
#[section]Key=Value The Key is only commented if the Value matches exactly
This is used to comment device=... lines in system.ini
@[section] The ; in front of the corresponding section is removed
@[section]Key The ; in front of the Key in section is removed
@[section]Key=Value The ; in front of the Key is removed, if the Value matches exactly
This is used to uncomment device=... lines in system.ini
+[Section]Key= Adds Key in Section.
+[Section]Key=Value Adds Key and Value to section.
&[Section]Key=Value This Key/Value is always inserted, even if already
a key exists, but with a different value. Used to
insert device=... lines in System.ini
*[Section]Key=Value Same as &, but the value is casesensitive
Normaly not used.
![Section]Key=Value A key is inserted in section, but a numeric value is added to
Key, representing the highest+1 value of Key.
(Only ?) used for Progman.ini to add new program groups
[Section]
Key1=Value1
Key2=Value2
Key3=Value3
![Section]Key=ValueZ
Gives
[Section]
Key1=Value1
Key2=Value2
Key3=Value3
Key4=ValueZ
If the command in ![Section]Key=Value2 then
the line is not duplicated.
You can add multiple ! entrys per Section/Key pair in one pass
>[Section]Key= Value Adds Value to an existing value. The old Value is preserved
and the Value is added added at the end of the line.
[Section]
Key=Value0
>[Section]Key= Value1
Gives
[Section]
Key=Value0 Value1
It is very important, that you have a space or a period sign
before the Value, this is to ensure that the , sign is placed
at the right place (or even ignored if this is the first value).
<[Section]Key=Value Deletes Value from the Key/Value line. Leading and trailing
period-signs are cut off.
r[Section]Original=NewValue The string <Original> is replaced with <NewValue>, but only in
if [Section] is the current one. If you want to replace the
Original in ALL sections (even in the section definition) then
specify [] as the section.
R[Section]Original=NewValue Same as r command, but the case must match.
You should not use more than one < or > command for each Section/Key !!!!
This does not behave correctly. If this is a limitation for you,
then you can tell me why you want another version who can do this.
I will then implement it, if I find the time to do it.
In ALL Value-strings, you can insert a sequence %...%, to replace the
text with the content of an DOS environment variable.
+[boot]run=F:\USER\%USER%\WINDOWS\CAL.EXE
%USER% will be replaced with the value of the USER - Environment variable.
When It finds a single % in the line then the % remains in the value.
If it finds %%, then it is replaced with a single %.
So you can use F:\USR\%%USER%%\TEMP to be transformed into
F:\USR\%USER%\TEMP. If you simply use F:\USR\%USER%\TEMP it will
try to replace %USER% with the corresponing environment variable.
You must use this, every time you have more than one % sign
in the value, but don't want to replace it.
If the specified environment variable does not exist, then a warning message
is displayed on the screen, and the %...% is removed from the value.
When you want to rename a section, then do the following:
r[][OldSectionName]=[NewSectionName]
Maintini then looks in each line for the Old-name and if it finds it,
it replaces it with the new name. You should include the [..] to be
shure, that only section headings are replaced.
With the r command it is very easy to move a program/library to a new loaction.
Of course you must take care to correct all other references to that location.
(In the registeration database OLE, in DDE-statements and of course the
program icon in the program manager.)
MAINTINI is emailware, which means if you find this program usefull,
you should send me a email. (Or a nice postcard if you don't have
acess to a email system)
If you send me a message, then I will inform you of all changes and
new versions of this utility.
My email adress:
Compuserve : 100034,3536 Andre Schild
Internet : 100034.3536@compuserve.com
AT&T Mail : mhs!csmail!100034.3536
X400 : /c=US/ad=compuserve/pd=csmail/d.id=100034.3536
MCI : TO: Andre Schild
EMS: COMPUSERVE/ MCI ID:281-6320
MBX: 100034,3536
MHS : MAIL@CSERVE {100034,3536}
Postal adress: Andre Schild
Pfeidstrasse 8
CH-2555 Bruegg b. Biel
Switzerland