Re: .ini file standards?


"MSingAste" <MSingAste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello. Are there documented standards for valid strings for
> WritePrivateProfileString(), etc.? All I could find was that a section in
the
> initialization file must have the following form:
>
> [section]
> key=string
>
> Specifically I was wondering:
> 1. Can a string itself contain brackets ([]), or is that reserved for
> sections?
> 2. Can a string contain an equals sign, eg. "key=Value=foo"?
> 3. Must a section begin on its own line, and at the first position?
>
> I know I could code around all of these questions, but I'd like to know
what
> the standard is.
>
> TIA,
>
> Michael

Here is an interesting link:
http://cloanto.com/specs/ini.html


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