public boolean get_field_as_boolean( String section, String field ) 
	throws NoSuchKeyException, NoSuchSectionException {
	String s;
	boolean i;

	s = get_field( section, field );

		s = s.toLowerCase().trim();

		if( s.equals("yes") || s.equals("true") || s.equals("1" ) ) {
			i = true;		
		}
		else {
			i = false;
		}
			
	return i;

}