[AccessD] Store Settings

Hi

I have around 20 or so items of data such as data folder, ms access
folder, application version, last updated date, license key, client name
etc.  I think I'll go for the ini file (subject to further advice) as
this allows if required the user to interrogate/amend should there be a
problem - with a db solution they would need a ui (or MS Access
installed and nearly all my users do not have this).

Thanks

Richard



-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart McLachlan [mailto:stuart at lexacorp.com.pg] 
Sent: 29 June 2004 13:12
To: Access Developers discussion and problemsolving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Store Settings

On 29 Jun 2004 at 12:37, Griffiths, Richard wrote:
> 
> Has anyone advice on using ini files, registry or a db to store
> workstation etc settings.
> 
> About to rewrite a system and I am reviewing the above in the light
that
> certain users do not have the appropriate security to
> update the registry.  At the moment I use some data stored on the
> workstation in an access db and some in the registry - I am tempted to
> stick all setting in an ini file.  Can anyone advise the important
pros
> and cons.
> 

I *never* use the registry to store settings.  It causes all sorts of
problems 
if you need to move your application. This can happen for any number of 
reasons, including upgrading hardware, system crashes, changes in
business 
operations etc,etc

Keeping all settings in an local ini file or in an mdb makes the
application 
portable. 

The choice between an mdb and a text .ini file is generally determined
by the 
complexity of what you are saving. If it is only a few settings, It is
simple 
enough to read and write an .ini file as required. If there are a lot of

settings which are subject to frequent change while the application is
running, 
the benefits of a table in an mdb  outweigh the extra overhead of
opening 
another mdb.



 
-- 
Lexacorp Ltd
http://www.lexacorp.com.pg
Information Technology Consultancy, Software Development,System Support.



-- 
_______________________________________________
AccessD mailing list
AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com