Bonus Tip Parse INI File Utility (Tip #2003) is the last tip of the year. It's not really a command tip, nor was it submitted as a tip. It's a special present for Harry's loyal readers. This function reads text files that are formatted as Windows INI files and returns a data list. An INI file contains a series of sections denoted with square brackets. Each section contains property information defined with a name and value separated by an equal sign. This standard data file format works well as a nested list when read using the PARSE_INI routine. Thanks and a tip of the hat from Harry! Keep those tips coming in. |