1. INI files or registry?
G'day
I want to store some parameter settings outside my program for the next
time it starts up. Logically these should be in an *.ini file or in the
registry. I cannot find any mention of either in the documentation. What
do people normally do in such cases?
Ray
2. Re: INI files or registry?
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:25:19 +1200, Ray Tomes <rtomes at ihug.co.nz>
wrote:
>G'day
>
>I want to store some parameter settings outside my program for the next=20
>time it starts up. Logically these should be in an *.ini file or in the=20
>registry. I cannot find any mention of either in the documentation. What=
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>do people normally do in such cases?
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Go to http://www.rapideuphoria.com/contrib.htm and type "ini"
The first one to appear is Mike's which I'll vouch for being rather
nice 
Pete
3. Re: INI files or registry?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Tomes" <rtomes at ihug.co.nz>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: INI files or registry?
>
>
> G'day
>
> I want to store some parameter settings outside my program for the next
> time it starts up. Logically these should be in an *.ini file or in the
> registry. I cannot find any mention of either in the documentation. What
> do people normally do in such cases?
This is just an opinion, but I think that INI files have more advantage for
application-based parameters than the registry.
* Easy to share between people
* Easy to have multiple
* Easy to suport different platforms
* Easy to back up (not a single point of failure).
* Easy to edit and print out using the editor of your choice.
* OS version independance
* Smaller --> faster
* Totally flexible. Not locked into one paradigm of data representation.
and there maybe more.
--
Derek
