diff --git a/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp b/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
index 5239b105b3..bb0c66c0b4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
@@ -124,67 +124,29 @@ bool IniFile::GetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, CStrin
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool IniFile::GetValue(const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, int& value) const
-{
-	CString sValue;
-	if( !GetValue(keyname,valuename,sValue) )
-		return false;
-	sscanf( sValue.c_str(), "%d", &value );
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool IniFile::GetValue(const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, unsigned &value) const
-{
-	CString sValue;
-	if( !GetValue(keyname,valuename,sValue) )
-		return false;
-	sscanf( sValue.c_str(), "%u", &value );
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool IniFile::GetValue(const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, float& value) const
-{
-	CString sValue;
-	if( !GetValue(keyname,valuename,sValue) )
-		return false;
-	value = strtof( sValue, NULL );
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool IniFile::GetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, bool& value ) const
-{
-	CString sValue;
-	if( !GetValue(keyname,valuename,sValue) )
-		return false;
-	value = atoi(sValue) != 0;
-	return true;
-}
-
 bool IniFile::SetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, const CString &value )
 {
 	keys[keyname][valuename] = value;
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool IniFile::SetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, int value )
-{
-	return SetValue( keyname, valuename, ssprintf("%d",value) );
-}
+#define TYPE(T) \
+	bool IniFile::GetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, T &value ) const \
+	{ \
+		CString sValue; \
+		if( !GetValue(keyname,valuename,sValue) ) \
+			return false; \
+		return FromString( sValue, value ); \
+	} \
+	bool IniFile::SetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, T value ) \
+	{ \
+		return SetValue( keyname, valuename, ToString(value) ); \
+	}
 
-bool IniFile::SetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, unsigned value )
-{
-	return SetValue( keyname, valuename, ssprintf("%u",value) );
-}
-
-bool IniFile::SetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, float value )
-{
-	return SetValue( keyname, valuename, ssprintf("%f",value) );
-}
-
-bool IniFile::SetValue( const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename, bool value )
-{
-	return SetValue( keyname, valuename, ssprintf("%d",value) );
-}
+TYPE(int);
+TYPE(unsigned);
+TYPE(float);
+TYPE(bool);
 
 bool IniFile::DeleteValue(const CString &keyname, const CString &valuename)
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
index ce4816ba4e..a9cef89292 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -1282,6 +1282,61 @@ void CollapsePath( CString &sPath, bool bRemoveLeadingDot )
 }
 
 
+bool FromString( const CString &sValue, int &out )
+{
+	if( sscanf( sValue.c_str(), "%d", &out ) == 1 )
+		return true;
+
+	out = 0;
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool FromString( const CString &sValue, unsigned  &out )
+{
+	if( sscanf( sValue.c_str(), "%u", &out ) == 1 )
+		return true;
+
+	out = 0;
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool FromString( const CString &sValue, float &out )
+{
+	const char *endptr = sValue.data() + sValue.size();
+	out = strtof( sValue, (char **) &endptr );
+	return endptr != sValue.data();
+}
+
+bool FromString( const CString &sValue, bool &out )
+{
+	if( sValue.size() == 0 )
+		return false;
+
+	out = (atoi(sValue) != 0);
+	return true;
+}
+
+CString ToString( int value )
+{
+	return ssprintf( "%i", value );
+}
+
+CString ToString( unsigned value )
+{
+	return ssprintf( "%u", value );
+}
+
+CString ToString( float value )
+{
+	return ssprintf( "%f", value );
+}
+
+CString ToString( bool value )
+{
+	return ssprintf( "%i", value );
+}
+
+
 //
 // Helper function for reading/writing scores
 //
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
index 4edf575168..e5448d2c4a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
@@ -352,6 +352,17 @@ void FixSlashesInPlace( CString &sPath );
 CString FixSlashes( CString sPath );
 void CollapsePath( CString &sPath, bool bRemoveLeadingDot=false );
 
+bool FromString( const CString &sValue, int &out );
+bool FromString( const CString &sValue, unsigned  &out );
+bool FromString( const CString &sValue, float &out );
+bool FromString( const CString &sValue, bool &out );
+
+CString ToString( int value );
+CString ToString( unsigned value );
+CString ToString( float value );
+CString ToString( bool value );
+
+
 // helper file functions used by Bookkeeper and ProfileManager
 //
 // Helper function for reading/writing scores