title: Do standard windows .ini files allow comments?
body: <p>Are comments allowed in Windows ini files? (...assuming you're using the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724353%28VS.85%29.aspx" rel="noreferrer">GetPrivateProfileString</a> api functions to read them...)</p>
  
  <pre><code>[Section]
  Name=Value   ; comment
  
  ; full line comment
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And, is there a proper spec of the .INI file format anywhere? </p>
  
  <p><em>Thanks for the replies</em> - However maybe I wasn't clear enough. It's only the format <strong>as read by Windows API Calls</strong> that I'm interested in. I know other implementations allow comments, but it's specifically the MS Windows spec and implementation that I need to know about.</p>