# Reading from a .ini file **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 25, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-a-ini-file/144081 "2008-07-25T07:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kishorerp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-a-ini-file/144081/1 "2008-07-25T07:38:42Z")
Hi all, I have a .ini file that looks like below.(in the same directory where ruby is installed) [info] URL=https://172.16.212.73/core UID=admin passwd=passwd In a .rb file, how do i read data from a .ini file.I have installed the ini-0.1.1. Pls help Thank you Kishore ---
**Author:** ![kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kishorerp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-a-ini-file/144081/2 "2008-07-25T08:00:08Z")
Kishore Rp wrote: > Hi all, > I have a .ini file that looks like below.(in the same directory where > ruby is installed) > [info] > URL=https://172.16.212.73/core > UID=admin > passwd=passwd > > In a .rb file, how do i read data from a .ini file.I have installed the > ini-0.1.1. > Pls help > Thank you > Kishore Have you tried googling ruby ini ? GL! -R ---
**Author:** ![kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kishorerp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-a-ini-file/144081/3 "2008-07-25T08:16:31Z")
Thanks Roger. i tried googling combinations lemme try ruby ini. > Have you tried googling > ruby ini > ? > GL! > -R ---
**Author:** ![kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kishorerp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-a-ini-file/144081/4 "2008-07-25T09:13:26Z")
got the solution. Used the parseconfig gem Kishore Rp wrote: > Thanks Roger. > i tried googling combinations > lemme try ruby ini. > > > Have you tried googling > > ruby ini > > ? > > GL! > > -R ---
**Author:** ![kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kishorerp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-a-ini-file/144081/5 "2008-07-25T09:21:52Z")
On Jul 25, 9:07 am, Kishore Rp [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > ? > > > GL! > > > -R > > – > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. look at [http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/4918](http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/4918) ---
**Author:** ![kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kishorerp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-a-ini-file/144081/6 "2008-07-25T10:35:46Z")
WoW… Thanks a lot…Roger… Dejan D. wrote: > On Jul 25, 9:07�am, Kishore Rp [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > ? > > > > GL! > > > > -R > > > > – > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > look at [http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/4918](http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/4918) ---
**Author:** ![kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kishorerp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kishorerp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 10:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-a-ini-file/144081/7 "2008-07-25T10:36:41Z")
Typo error sorry …Thanks a lot Dejan D. Kishore Rp wrote: > WoW… > Thanks a lot…Roger… > > Dejan D. wrote: > > > On Jul 25, 9:07�am, Kishore Rp [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > > > ? > > > > > GL! > > > > > -R > > > > > > – > > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > > look at [http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/4918](http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/4918)