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writeProfileFloat

Valid for: CANoe DE • CANoe:lite DE • CANoe4SW DE • CANoe4SW:lite DE Note
Before this function can be called the write path must be set by the function setWritePath. Otherwise the configuration directory will be used. A relative filename must be passed to the function.

Function Syntax

long writeProfileFloat(char section[], char entry[], float value, char filename[]); // form 1
long writeProfileFloat(char section[], char entry[], float value, char filename[], dword utf16); // form 2

Description

Opens the file filename, searches the section section and writes the variable entry with the value value. If entry already exists the old value is overwritten.

Parameters

  • section: Section of the file as a string.
  • entry: Variable name as a string.
  • value: Value as a float.
  • filename: File path as a string.
  • utf16: If this flag is set the file will be UTF-16LE encoded if it is newly written, or interpreted as such, if the corresponding BOM is also present.

Return Values

The functional result is 0 in case of an error.

Example

See WriteProfileFloat