Using GetApplicationPreferenceValue when GroupName contains a space?

I'm trying to use Application.GetApplicationPreferenceValue, but it's not working for me when the GroupName contains a space.

Sub test_get_app_preference_01()
    Debug.Print Application.GetApplicationPreferenceValue("Directories", "AutoBackup")
End Sub

Sub test_get_app_preference_02()
    Debug.Print Application.GetApplicationPreferenceValue("File Locations", "DefaultFillPath")
End Sub

Sub test_get_app_preference_03()
    Debug.Print Application.GetApplicationPreferenceValue("NodeEditTool", "TransientSkiaGpuAccelerated")
End Sub

Sub test_get_app_preference_04()
    Debug.Print Application.GetApplicationPreferenceValue("ShapingTool", "EffectRate")
End Sub

Sub test_get_app_preference_05()
    Debug.Print Application.GetApplicationPreferenceValue("FilletScallopChamfer", "FilletRadius")
End Sub

So, in the above subs, the ones with GroupNames that do not contain spaces all work as expected.

The one with the GroupName "File Locations" gets me this:

Is there some syntax of which I'm unaware for handling the GroupNames that have one or more spaces in them?

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0 FaneDuru over 4 years ago

I am afraid that GroupName or KeyName does not exist...

Where from did you take these groups and keys strings? At first glance i suppose that "DefaultFillPath" should be "DefaultFilePath"...

For instance, in my case (X8 installation) i do not receive the same error only for the next to procedures:

Sub test_get_app_preference_04()
    Debug.Print Application.GetApplicationPreferenceValue("ShapingTool", "EffectRate")
End Sub

Sub test_get_app_preference_05()
    Debug.Print Application.GetApplicationPreferenceValue("FilletScallopChamfer", "FilletRadius")
End Sub

'I also found a 'sister' API: SetApplicationPreferenceValue. I couldn't figure out how to use it in order to set something...

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0 Eskimo over 4 years ago in reply to FaneDuru

Thank you for looking, and for trying this!

I was using 2018. It makes sense to me that the _03 sub would not work in X8, as it refers to GPU acceleration.

I don't understand, though, why the _01 sub does not work with X8. If I look at the settings.ini file, that group and key are present.

Again, both _01 and _03 work in 2018.

Yes, what I really wanted to do was to use SetApplicationPreferenceValue.

I, too, cannot figure out how to use that!
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