You should definitely use VAL() to convert a string to a value like
code:
$DP = VAL(ReadProfileString("U:\Dp_ini\dp.ini","DP","Current"))
Also, if you are using KiXtart 4.10 or later, please read the KiXtart manual for the following functions: CDBL(), CINT(), CSTR()
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