I need to create a macro in Excel which reads from an ini file. Word
uses the system.privateprofilestring but I can't find anything like
this in Excel. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Tammy, :)
Because an ini file is just a text file, it can be read with Ope
statment.

Code
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Sub test()
Dim fn As Long
Dim tmp As String
fn = FreeFile
'Change here to the file path
Open "c:\test.ini" For Input As fn
Do While Not EOF(fn)
Line Input #fn, tmp
Debug.Print tmp
Loop
Close fn
End Sub

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Thanks Colo - I'll give that a try as well and see how it goes!

Colo wrote in message ...
Tammy, :)
Because an ini file is just a text file, it can be read with Open
statment.

Code:
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Sub test()
Dim fn As Long
Dim tmp As String
fn = FreeFile
'Change here to the file path
Open "c:\test.ini" For Input As fn
Do While Not EOF(fn)
Line Input #fn, tmp
Debug.Print tmp
Loop
Close fn
End Sub

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Tammy,

In Excel you have to use the GetPrivateProfileString,
WritePrivateProfileString APIs, so requires much more coding. I have a demo
somewhere (using CDPlayer.ini), would you like me to dig it out?

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"Tammy" wrote in message
om...
I need to create a macro in Excel which reads from an ini file. Word
uses the system.privateprofilestring but I can't find anything like
this in Excel. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

That would be great! Thanks Bob.

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message ...
Tammy,

In Excel you have to use the GetPrivateProfileString,
WritePrivateProfileString APIs, so requires much more coding. I have a demo
somewhere (using CDPlayer.ini), would you like me to dig it out?

--

HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"Tammy" wrote in message
om...
I need to create a macro in Excel which reads from an ini file. Word
uses the system.privateprofilestring but I can't find anything like
this in Excel. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!