Is any element of the file path longer than 8 characters, or does any element contain spaces? Those can cause trouble with the Run function under XP. The workaround is to quote the string, or to express it in short name format. I don't know enough about the ini functions to say whether the same caveat applies. hth Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Hartgen" <jaws@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:59 PM Subject: [jawsscripts] Writing to an ini file in XP > Hi > > I am trying to write a string to an ini file with jaws using Windows XP. > > This function gets the user account of the person logged onto the host > computer and writes a string to an ini file stored in a folder there. > > Using Vista, this function works perfectly well and I get good results > every > time I use it. However, with XP, the ini file is not created the first > time > or the string written to it subsequently. Has anyone any idea why the > file > cannot be written to with XP please? > > The function is below. Incidentally, the MSG3 reference relates to the > end > of the file path which is > \\mctwit\\mctwit.ini > > If I copy the string to the clipboard, or have it spelled out, the path > retrieved is perfect. The file is just not written to with XP. Similarly > if > I use the run function, the file is not run if it exists. > > Function DisableSpeech () > let a = GetUserSettingsDirectory () > let a = StringReplaceSubstrings (a, MSG1, MSG2) > let iSegment = StringSegmentIndex (a, a, "Freedom", false) > let ISegment = ISegment - 3 > let a = SubString (a, 1, ISegment) > let a = a+MSG3 > IniWriteString ("Configuration", "EnhancedSpeech", "n", a, true) > > > > EndFunction > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.80/2187 - Release Date: 06/19/09 06:53:00 __________ Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts