CreateMIFString - Create a String Attribute

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CreateMIFString - Create a String Attribute

Valid on UNIX and Windows

CreateMIFString creates a string attribute in an existing group in an existing MIF file.

Function format:

CreateMIFString (Filename as String, Group as String, Name as String, Value as String, Description as String) as Integer

Filename: Specifies the name of the MIF file in which to create the string attribute.
Group: Specifies the group in which the string attribute is created. It can be a string specifying the name of the group or an integer specifying the ID of the group. The ID is the value returned by a call to the CreateMIFGroup function.
Name: Specifies the name of the attribute.
Value: String specifying the value of the attribute.
Description: Specifies the description of the attribute.

On successful completion, the function returns the ID of the attribute within the group in the MIF file; otherwise, returns zero.

Example:

Dim Dir as String
Dim DriveFree as Integer

'Get directory
Dir = GetDirectory(3)
DriveFree = GetDiskFreeMB(3)

'Create .MIF file
CreateMIFFile(ComputerPath+"Disk.MIF","My Disk Inventory ","","")
CreateMIFGroup(ComputerPath+"Disk.MIF","Disk Info","Disk information","AMClass")
CreateMIFString(ComputerPath+"Disk.MIF","Disk Info","Current Dir",Dir,"Dir name")
CreateMIFInteger(ComputerPath+"Disk.MIF","Disk Info","Free in MB",DriveFree,"Free MB")