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Get a string data from an INI file using GetPrivateProfileString API

Get a string data from an INI file using GetPrivateProfileString API

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' Read the "email" value under the [ReleaseSoft] section of 
' the INI file G:\myagent.ini. 
Dim mymail As String  ' receives the value read from the INI file 
Dim slength As Long  ' receives length of the returned string 
mymail = Space(255)  ' provide enough room for the function to put the value into the buffer 
' Read from the INI file 
slength = GetPrivateProfileString("ReleaseSoft", "email", "-1", mymail, 255, "G:\myagent.ini") 
mymail = Left(mymail, slength)  ' extract the returned string from the buffer 
If mymail <> "-1" Then 
MsgBox "Mail ID is  " & mymail 
Else 
MsgBox "Data not found" 
End If 
End 
End Sub