Re: Avoiding INI files

Date	2011-11-29 05:02 -0800
From	Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.help
Subject	Re: Avoiding INI files
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On 11/29/2011 3:33 AM, Mayeul wrote:
> On 27/11/2011 13:55, markspace wrote:
>> On 11/26/2011 3:31 PM, Davej wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>> As mentioned, Java Preferences seem to be the answer you are looking
>> for. Java doesn't particularly use ini files. I don't know why you keep
>> bringing them up.
>
> I suppose "ini files" are to be read as "the well-known canonical way to
> store persistent application data."
> Which I do not wish to.

As I understand the question, you want to store persistent application
data without using any well-known canonical way to store persistent
application data.

If that is not the question, perhaps you could clarify it.

If it is the question, in what way, other than not being a well-known
canonical solution, would an acceptable solution be different?

Patricia

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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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