The Tcl preference file management library module has the file name prefs.tcl. This module contains procedures that read and write preference files

A preference file is a Tcl source code file containing only set commands. These files are loaded into a running Tcl program using the source command.

Here is a list of procedures in this module:

• prefsave
• prefload

Module Dependencies

No other modules are required in order to use this module

Module Definition Files

This module requires no definition files.

Module Procedures

prefsave

Declaration  : proc prefsave {filename arrayname}
Parameters   :
      Name   : filename
      Type   : string
Description  : preference path/file name

      Name   : arrayname
      Type   : array
Description  : array name

Returns      : 1 upon success, 0 otherwise

This procedure will write the array name contents to the preference path/file name.

prefload

Declaration  : proc prefload {filename}
Parameters   :
      Name   : filename
      Type   : string
Description  : preference path/file name

Returns      : 1 upon success, 0 otherwise

This procedure will load the preference path/file name.