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**Init** (//FileName//, [//NvType//], [//ExtraData//])

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| **Init** | Initializes the INIClass object. |
| //filename// | A string constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing the INI file name. If //filename //specifies a full path, the INIClass looks for the file in the specified path. If no path is specified, the INIClass looks for the file in the Windows directory. If //filename //is specified as null (''), the INIClass uses the WIN.INI file. |
| //NvType// | An UNSIGNED integer that conforms to the following equates: |
| NVD_INI | use named INI file. |
| NVD_Registry | use the system registry (ignores the filename parameter) |
| NVD_Table | use a local table ' NOT SUPPORTED YET |
| //ExtraData// | A LONG integer. When the registry is used in the second parameter//, ExtraData //is used to specify the part of the registry to use as the root of all entries. Valid values are: |

REG_CLASSES_ROOT

REG_CURRENT_USER

REG_LOCAL_MACHINE

REG_USERS

REG_PERFORMANCE_DATA

REG_CURRENT_CONFIG

REG_DYN_DATA

The **Init **method initializes the INIClass object.

**Implementation:**

The Init method assigns //filename //to the FileName property.

**Example:**

**  INCLUDE('ABUTIL.INC')**

**INIMgr               INIClass**

** CODE**

** INIMgr.Init('c:\MyApp\MyApp.INI') !read & write from c:\MyApp\MyApp.INI**

** INIMgr.Init('.\MyApp.INI')        !read & write from currentdirectory\MyApp.INI**

** INIMgr.Init('')                   !read & write from c:\Windows\WIN.INI**

** INIMgr.Init('MyApp.INI')          !read & write from c:\Windows\MyApp.INI**

** INIMgr.Init('',**** NVD_Registry, REG_LOCAL_MACHINE****)**

** !read & write from Windows system registry, using LOCAL_MACHINE as the root**

**INIMgr.Init('CONFIG.TPS',NVD_Table)**

**!read & write from a local table**

**See Also:     **[[filename.htm|FileName]] [[getreg get windows registry entry .htm|GETREG]], [[putreg write value to windows registry .htm|PUTREG]], [[deletereg remove a value or key from windows registry .htm|DELETEREG]]