My program uses INI files to store multitudes of information, such as user profile, etc. I need to know why when I read an INI file (getprivateprofile...) sometimes the returned string is different from the actuall content. Right now I'm using notepad to write the ini so I can test several possible scenarios, but the Win API only returns the current correct content if I modify my program in some way.

In other words, my refresh function only returns the current content of the INI from when it was first read, and sticks with that. Even if the file changes while the program is running.

Thanks in advance for any help I recieve.

-agent

BTW, For the purposes of my program, I cannot use the system registry to store the info. I need the user to be able to edit the file by hand or replace it if neccesary.