reading and writing ini files vc++.net

You already know about GetPrivateProfileString and WritePrivateProfileString from the answer of gtest_vs.
You can find examples on this functions in MSDN.

Also consider using a helper library or class instead of raw APIs. This can simplify things a lot.
For example you can use this INI Reader\Writer class[^] from CodeProject.
It comes in different versions for different platforms.
With a simple search you can find more classes and libraries like this.

Read: GetPrivateProfileString

Check the following link for more details on the function:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724353(v=vs.85).aspx[^]

Write: WritePrivateProfileString

Check the following link for more details on the function:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms725501(v=vs.85).aspx[^]


Check The following link for more information on the structure of an .INI File:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file[^]


Regards

K,D.