title: What is the purpose of GetPrivateProfileString?
body: <p>I have come across the term <code>GetPrivateProfileString</code> in a C++ program. Could anyone give me a simple explanation of the use of this function?</p>
  
  <p>The code on my page is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>GetPrivateProfileString("files", "directory", "/mediadb/files/", directory, os.path.getsize(directory), "apache")
  </code></pre>