Re: Avoiding INI files

From	Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Avoiding INI files
Date	2011-11-26 15:31 -0800
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On Nov 26, 1:19 pm, Lew <lewbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, November 26, 2011 8:17:11 AM UTC-8, Davej wrote:
> > On Nov 25, 1:22 pm, Lew <lewb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Davej wrote:
> > > > Is the Windows registry the only option?
>
> > > >http://stackoverflow.com/questions/62289/read-write-to-windows-regist...
>
> > > The only option for what?
>
> > See the subject line -- avoiding .ini files.
>
> For what?
>
> The subject line doesn't answer the question.  If you are
> asking the world to help you, you should help us do so.
> Copping an attitude won't make anyone want to help you more.
>
> Regardless of your purpose, though, the answer is no, it isn't.
>

I thought I was being concise by not repeating myself, and I thought
the general purpose of *.ini files was pretty well understood by
everyone. I just want to save a few user settings: a few booleans and
a few strings. I am nervous about the idea of writing to the registry.

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Avoiding INI files Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-25 10:07 -0800
  Re: Avoiding INI files Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-25 11:22 -0800
    Re: Avoiding INI files Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-26 08:17 -0800
      Re: Avoiding INI files markspace <-@.> - 2011-11-26 10:00 -0800
        Re: Avoiding INI files Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-26 11:18 -0800
          Re: Avoiding INI files "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-11-26 17:16 -0500
      Re: Avoiding INI files Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-26 11:19 -0800
        Re: Avoiding INI files Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-26 15:31 -0800
          Re: Avoiding INI files markspace <-@.> - 2011-11-27 04:55 -0800
            Re: Avoiding INI files Mayeul <mayeul.marguet@free.fr> - 2011-11-29 12:33 +0100
              Re: Avoiding INI files Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-11-29 05:02 -0800
                Re: Avoiding INI files Mayeul <mayeul.marguet@free.fr> - 2011-11-29 14:17 +0100
                Re: Avoiding INI files "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-11-29 11:09 -0500
  Re: Avoiding INI files Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-25 14:21 -0800

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