[AccessD] Read External File for Path String

Actually, the XML files wind up with a structure very similar to the ini
files but you don't need API calls to read them.

Charlotte Foust


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart
McLachlan
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:14 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Read External File for Path String


On 19 Jan 2006 at 8:08, Charlotte Foust wrote:

> That works if you have permission to write to the registry, Gustav. 
> We're running into more and more situations where the user does  NOT 
> have permission to read and write the registry.  Apparently the "new" 
> approach is to use an xml file in documents and settings.
> 

And the advantages of using XML over the classic plain text WIndows INI
and 
the standard API calls file would be?

FWIW, I've always avoided using the registry and persisted with INI
files 
despite it being "old fashioned".  It makes applications portable.
-- 
Stuart


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