How do I eliminate backslash codes from configuration files?

Question

I am trying to make my LabVIEW software compatible with software written in Delphi (Pascal). To help accomplish this task, I want them to share the same ".ini" files. That way, you start one program up and you get the settings that you had the last time you ran the other program. But here's the problem...
Using the configuration file VIs, LabVIEW saves paths as:
[Section with path]
PathKey=C/path/to/file
But Delphi saves paths as:
[Section with path]
PathKey=C:\path\to\file
I thought of a simple workaround - just convert paths to strings before writing the config file! But, alas, LabVIEW uses backslash codes when it writes strings to config files, i.e.:
[Section with path]
PathKey=C:\\pat
h\\to\\file
The LabVIEW configuration file VIs' code are viewable and can be edited, but I have not had luck figuring out exactly where the backslash codes ever originate. Does anyone know how to fix up the code for these VIs? Or can you think of another workaround?
I already thought of writing a dll that would package the Delphi functions for working with .ini files. Then I could use a library function node to call the Delphi functions. Doing so would certainly eliminate my problem of conflicting formats. But jeez - doesn't that sound like entirely too much work???
Thanks,
Nick
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." - Inigo Montoya

Answer 1

There is an option in the VI for writing strings to configuration VIs which allows you to write the exact strings (no more double \). It`s called "Write original string" I think (I`ve translated this directly from my german version of LabVIEW. I use this quite a lot to allow a "normal" PC user to edit configuration files by hand if neccessary.
Shane.
Using LV 6.1 and 8.2.1 on W2k (SP4) and WXP (SP2)