INI file format "The INI file format is an informal standard for configuration files for some platforms or software. INI files are simple text files with a basic structure composed of 'sections' and 'properties'." Reference: "INI file". Wikipedia. Retrieved: 2014-07-14. * Filename extension "*.INI" is typical. Also used: *.CFG, *.CONF, CONFIG.TXT, ... * Key/Property name=value * Max. line length 256 char. * Max. name length 32 char. * Case-sensitive (standard in case-insensitive names) * Sections Keys may be grouped into arbitrarily named sections. A section starts with the section name in brackets on a line by itself and continues until the next section or the end of the file. [section] * Section name may be max. 32 characters * Case-sensitive (Standard is case-incensitive) * Comments Lines with character ";" or "#" in first position. * Duplicate names If a given section/key pair is encountered, the later value overrides previous values. * Global properties Global properties do not belong to any section. They are defined like other properties, but before the beginning of the first section (if any).