diff --git a/Library/MeasureString.cpp b/Library/MeasureString.cpp
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+/*
+Copyright (C) 2014 Brian Ferguson
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "StdAfx.h"
+#include "MeasureString.h"
+#include "Rainmeter.h"
+
+/*
+** The constructor
+**
+*/
+MeasureString::MeasureString(MeterWindow* meterWindow, const WCHAR* name) : Measure(meterWindow, name),
+	m_String()
+{
+}
+
+/*
+** The destructor
+**
+*/
+MeasureString::~MeasureString()
+{
+}
+
+/*
+** Read the options specified in the ini file.
+**
+*/
+void MeasureString::ReadOptions(ConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section)
+{
+	Measure::ReadOptions(parser, section);
+	
+	m_String = parser.ReadString(section, L"String", L"");
+}
+
+/*
+** Converts the string to a number (if possible).
+**
+*/
+void MeasureString::UpdateValue()
+{
+	m_Value = (double)_wtoi(m_String.c_str());
+}
+
+/*
+** Returns the string value of the measure.
+**
+*/
+const WCHAR* MeasureString::GetStringValue()
+{
+	return CheckSubstitute(m_String.c_str());
+}
diff --git a/Library/MeasureString.h b/Library/MeasureString.h
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+/*
+Copyright (C) 2014 Brian Ferguson
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef __MEASURESTRING_H__
+#define __MEASURESTRING_H__
+
+#include <cstdarg>
+#include "Measure.h"
+
+class MeasureString : public Measure
+{
+public:
+	MeasureString(MeterWindow* meterWindow, const WCHAR* name);
+	virtual ~MeasureString();
+
+	virtual const WCHAR* GetStringValue();
+
+	virtual UINT GetTypeID() { return TypeID<MeasureString>(); }
+
+protected:
+	virtual void ReadOptions(ConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section);
+	virtual void UpdateValue();
+
+private:
+	std::wstring m_String;
+};
+
+#endif