Updating buttons via an ini file

[1druid1]

Hi All

I have an ini file that looks like the following that gets exported from an old system that I dont have an admin function for.

[BasicSetup]
Database=c:\MyDatabase.mdb
ScrollText=This is todays scrolling message

[Items]
Item1=AAA 123 Hinge Red
Item2=ABA 123 Socket Blue
Item3=AAA 123 Hinge Blue
Item4=ABC 123 Plug Black
Item6=ABA 123 Socket White
Item7=ABA 234 Fuse Black

This ini file can have hundreds of items.

On my form I would have 10 Hidden buttons, on load it would read the ini file, a button would become visible based on the unique values on the items of the first part of the code, in this case I would have 3 buttons named

AAA
ABA
ABC

If button AAA was pushed then it would refresh the buttons based on the second part of the code that corresponds to the first, in the case of AAA it would be one button called 123, so the breakdown of buttons would be based on the code, in the case above there would be a maximum of 4 levels, but there could be more or less depending on what the old system outputs, in case above the buttons would be.

AAA -- 123 -- Hinge -- Red
----------------------Blue

ABA -- 123 -- Socket -- Blue
------------------------White
------- 234 -- Fuse -- Black
ABC -- 123 -- Plug -- Black

Any help would be appreciated as I am not sure how to start this.

Cheers

Dougie

[DataMiser]

So what is it that you need help with?

Also I have no idea what your little diagram layout is supposed to represent.

[HanneSThEGreaT]

This should help :

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/For...9-73495c9bada0