Here's some discussion. Having said that I have always used the registry
since Win95, I'm currently working with legacy 16-bit Windows code that
uses INI files.
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From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EM
'using private profiles (those *.ini files) is no longer in fashion'
I've never used them - I've been programming Windows since 1996 and have
always used the registry, but I guess that's because I've never known
anything different.
I admit that when you open regedit it does look a mess, but it's o
The consensus in our organization (and most of our friends/clients) is
to use either INI files or XML. XML requires some library support that
may or may not be easily accessible from MapBasic. I've not tried it.
In MB I'm an INI kind of guy.
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From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EM
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Subject: Re: MI-L OT - Windows Programming Philosophy
On .NET the registry is no longer in fashion, since .NET applications can
run on other platforms than windows. Here the latest fashion dictate XML (I
guess), but
On .NET the registry is no longer in fashion, since .NET applications
can run on other platforms than windows. Here the latest fashion dictate
XML (I guess), but you can safely keep using INI files for all your
applications. Text files never disappear.
INI files are simple and easy to work with, e
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Subject: RE: MI-L OT - Windows Programming Philosophy
Hi Bill,
Personally, I can't stand the registry. It get so full of crap the it is impossible
to navigate. I have also read that INI files are no longer recommended. But I choose
to ignore this fact and store all my
Hi Bill,
Personally, I can't stand the registry. It get so full of crap the it is
impossible to navigate. I have also read that INI files are no longer
recommended. But I choose to ignore this fact and store all my settings in
INI files in the application directory. This way I know exactly whe
