CFML Reference
ColdFusion Functions

GetProfileSections

Description

Gets all the sections of an initialization file.

An initialization file assigns values to configuration variables, also known as entries, that are set when the system boots, the operating system comes up, or an application starts. An initialization file has the suffix INI; for example, boot.ini, Win32.ini.

Return value

An initialization file, as a struct whose format is as follows:

• Each initialization file section name is a key in the struct
• Each list of entries in a section of an initialization file is a value in the struct

If there is no value, returns an empty string.

Category

System functions

Syntax

GetProfileSections(iniFile) 

See also

GetProfileString, SetProfileString

History

New in ColdFusion MX: This function is new.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
iniFile	Absolute path (drive, directory, filename, extension) of initialization file; for example, C:\boot.ini

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