Locations need to be changed??? What do you mean? Is this the "Program Files" thing that Richard mentioned when he was down last??
Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert martin Sent: 30 April 2007 15:43 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Vista and Ini files We use ini files / Vista and have not noticed any problems. Files seem to be the same format and only the locations may need changing. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03 377 0495 fax +64 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software Ltd John Bird wrote: > A friend of mine said this about Vista > > "I understand, without confirmation yet, that Vista is intercepting calls to > the Windows API for INI files. I would like to do INI (config) files as I > want to not as Vista is doing. So I am looking for a self made INI file > replacement that does not use Windows API stuff. My goal is simply to manage > INI files as I expect them to behave, so I can avoid unexpected consequences > of Vista. At present I am using Delphi's built in TINIfile, which I am > guessing calls Windows API code." > > I think in my brief tests of Vista there were issues writing to settings > files including .ini files but I thought it was to do with fil permissions - > that is once I allowed full access to the folder where the ini files were > then all seemed to behave. > > Anyone have more information on if and how Vista changes access to ini > files? Does D2007 contain changes to Tinifile to cater for this? Any > issues for earlier versions? > > I am guessing if Vista has changed the rules is maybe similar to how it > restricts access to certain parts of the registry hives... > > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 04:43 -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 04:43 _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe
