Write to config.ini [VS] (works)

-- * creates a temporary file to store edited settings which is renamed once the original config.ini file has been removed! * --
function save_ini()

-- * locals * --
local newIniFilename = 'config.ini.bak'
local newIniFile = io.open(newIniFilename, 'w')

local fullscreen = getObject('Conditions[fullscreen?]'):getBool(VConditionValue)
local subtitles = getObject('Conditions[subtitles?]'):getBool(VConditionValue)
local resolution = getObject('Values[resolution?]'):getInt(VValueInt)
local language = getObject('Values[language?]'):getInt(VValueInt)

-- * convert resolution integer into a string * --
local res_str = 0
if resolution == 1 then res_str = '1024x768'
else
if resolution == 2 then res_str = '1280x1024'
else
if resolution == 3 then res_str = '1680x1050'
else
if resolution == 4 then res_str = '1920x1080'
end end end end

-- * convert language integer into a string * --
local lang_str = 0
if language == 0 then lang_str = 'English'
else
if language == 1 then lang_str = 'German'
else
if language == 2 then lang_str = 'Spanish'
end end end

-- * write the data file * --
newIniFile:write('File = config_ini_v5.ved\n')

-- *  write the comments for fullscreen section! * --
newIniFile:write('# Fullscreen = {Yes|No}\n')
newIniFile:write('# Yes - starts the game in fullscreen\n')
newIniFile:write('# No - starts the game in a window\n')

if fullscreen then
 newIniFile:write('Fullscreen = Yes\n')

-- * write comments for the resolution section! * --
 newIniFile:write('#\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Resolution = {Auto|Desktop|Custom}\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Auto - wide-screen support is activated if a wide-screen display is detected\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Desktop - current desktop resolution is used when game is started in full screen mode\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Custom - enter a custom value eg: Resolution = 1920x1080\n')

newIniFile:write('Resolution = Auto\n')
else
 newIniFile:write('Fullscreen = No\n')

-- * write comments for the resolution section! * --
 newIniFile:write('#\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Resolution = {Auto|Desktop|Custom}\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Auto - wide-screen support is activated if a wide-screen display is detected\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Desktop - current desktop resolution is used when game is started in full screen mode\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Custom - enter a custom value eg: Resolution = 1920x1080\n')

newIniFile:write('Resolution = ' .. res_str .. '\n')
end

-- * write comments for the subtitles section! * --
 newIniFile:write('#\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Subtitles = {Yes|No}\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Yes - show subtitles during the game and videos\n')
 newIniFile:write('# No - don\'t show subtitles during the game and videos\n')

if subtitles then
 newIniFile:write('Subtitles = Yes\n')
else
 newIniFile:write('Subtitles = No\n')
end

-- * write comments for the language section! * --
 newIniFile:write('#\n')
 newIniFile:write('# Language = {English|German|Spanish}\n')
 newIniFile:write('# this will display subtitles in the specified language and will play the appropriate voice sample if available\n')
 newIniFile:write('# default voice samples are in English\n')

newIniFile:write('Language = ' .. lang_str .. '\n')

-- * write comments for log section! * --
 newIniFile:write('#\n')
 newIniFile:write('# LogLevel = {Info|Warning|Error}\n')

newIniFile:write('LogLevel = Error\n')

-- * write comments for volume section! * --
 newIniFile:write('#\n')
 newIniFile:write('# MusicVolume|SoundVolume|SpeechVolume = int value {0-100}\n')

-- * close the ini file! * --
newIniFile:close()

-- * rename config.ini.bak to config.ini! * --
if os.rename(newIniFilename, 'config.ini') then
 print(newIniFilename .. ' was sucessfully renamed to config.ini!')
 print('saving new settings to config.ini!')
else
 print('renaming ' .. newIniFilename .. ' to config.ini was unsuccessful!')
end

-- * print various statements to the log file! * --
if fullscreen then
 print('fullscreen has been set to on!')
 print('resolution has been set to auto!')
else
 print('fullscreen has been set to off!')
 print('resolution has been set to ' .. res_str .. '!')
end

if subtitles then
 print('subtitles have been set to on!')
else
 print('subtitles have been set to off!')
end

print('language has been set to ' .. lang_str .. '!')
print('new settings have successfully been saved to config.ini!')

end