Ini 1.4 build: 9470 released: 2012-04-27

ini file tidier and verifier.

Copyright: (c) 2012 Canadian Mind Products.

Java application.
Download from: http://mindprod.com/products1.html#INI

===> Free <===
Full source included.
You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified
in free/commercial open source/proprietary programs that you write and distribute.
May be used freely for any purpose but military.
For more details on this restriction, see
http://mindprod.com/contact/nonmil.html
If you include any Canadian Mind Products code in your own applications,
your app too must be labeled non-military use only.
All Java jars and source code are included.

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Prerequisites:

This program runs under any OS,
(e.g. Win2K/XP/Vista/W7x86/W7-64/OSX/Linux/Solaris/AIX...) so long as you have
<><> Java version 1.5 <><> or later installed (32-bit or 64-bit Java).
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html for details.

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Installing on a PC:

Download source and compiled class files to run on your own machine as an application.
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
To install, extract the zip download with WinZip
(or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please,
often J:\ --  ticking off the "use folder names" option.
To run as an application,type:
java -ea -jar J:\com\mindprod\ini\ini.jar {put any parms here}

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

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Installing on a MacIntosh:

Use Safari to download source and compiled class files to run on your own machine as an application.
Safari will automatically unpack the zip into ~/Downloads (version 10.5)
[or on the Desktop (version 10.4 and earlier)].
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
You may optionally move the download tree to a permanent home.
I don't have a MacIntosh, just a PC, so I can't test my Java programs for Mac compatibility.
In theory they should work without problems, but in practice that does not always happen.
If you have problems please, let me know, preferably with screenshots and complete verbatim error messages.
To run as an application, without parameters, just double click the jar file.

To run as an application with parameters, in bash shell type:
open Terminal.app
cd ~/Desktop
java -ea -jar com/mindprod/ini/ini.jar {put any parms here}

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

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Rebuilding:

The zip already contains the necessary class and jar files, so unless you modify
the program, there is no need to recompile the source or rebuild the jar.
Configure.java basedir="E:/" in rebuild.xml to the drive where your files are.
Use ANT and rebuild.xml, not build.xml, to recompile and recreate the jar.

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Use:

Windows *.ini file verifer, tidier and sorter. You tidy thse
files simply to make them easier to read and modify. It is
easier to find things where all the sections and items are
in order. It inserts blank links judiciously. It preserves
comments in the right place.

Tidies and sorts windows *.ini files, ones that look like this:
[section]
; a comment
item=value;

To use:

java.exe -jar ini.jar  "F:\Program Files\Opera\profile\opera6.ini" UTF-8

Where UTF-8 is the encoding of the INI file usually .
Opera uses UTF-8. You can leave it to the default for most others.
The original is named somefile.ini.old when you are done.

Using the wrong encoding can corrupt your ini files. If you
are not sure, don't use this utility.

Don't use it on Funduc *.srs search/replace scripts. There
are not true ini files.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/encoding.html for the name of
your default encoding and the other possibilities.

Don't run ini more than once on the same ini file or you
will overwrite your backup.

Don't run ini when the program that uses it is running. E.g.
shut down Opera to tidy Opera6.ini.

This is version 1.0. This program has not yet had any field
experience. Make sure you backup before experimenting.

Ini uses an alphanumeric sort so that
[Search Engine 4] comes before
[Search Engine 32]

It also uses a case insensitive sort so that
[SEARCH Engine 4] will come side by side
[Search Engine 5]

Ini refuses to touch any file without the *.ini extension.
Some files may have the ini file format without the
extension.  To tidy them, you must temporarily rename them
to something.ini, then tidy, then rename them back.

Why the gear icon?  It symbolises some sort of under the
hood tinkering.


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Version History:

 1.1 2006-01-01 just changes the pad structure.

 1.2 2006-03-06 tidy

 1.3 2012-02-11 check for dup sections, better error on IOException. Fix problem with *.old does not exist.

 1.4 2012-04-27 treat [xxx;xxx] as section, not comment, to handle Opera handlers.ini, add finals.

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