Active Config INI file management for .NET

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Active Config
Active Config reads, edit and converts INI configuration files. It was built with performance in mind and can handle very big files.

Configuration using ini files are the most widely used format. Of course you have other standards coming like XML, but they take too many resources and they are misunderstood by non-technical people. This is why using a simple text file with group definition and fields can be a good solution.

Our parser is a simple but free way to manage that without headache.

Here is a common ini file structure :

[group1]

field1=value1
field2=value2
field3=value3

[group2]

field1=value1
field2=value2

Says the file is called config.ini. Here is how to read it:

ActiveUp.WebControls.IniConfig config = newActiveUp.WebControls.IniConfig("c:\\config.ini");

// To retrieve the field2 of group2
string myValue = config.Groups["group2"].Keys["field2"];

Of course, you can populate the collections as usual and do manipulations.

That's all!

Some suggested uses :

Creating an easy to read and edit configuration file
Application localization file

Key features :

Read/Write any INI file
High performances
Easy data manipulation using objects
Data stored in an easy to read and edit, standard format