Re: Too many controls

From: Christakis John (you'll_just_send_spam_at_me.if.I.tell)
Date: 11/07/03 

Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:04:57 +1000

You are right, I just finished typing something to this effect in another
post - something I had not thought of until now, even though I am already
using that functionality now. That is the nesting. The INI file is 1 level
deep max.

I think that storing everything in one place is the best way - it ensures
that nothing is missed when you are backing up. A sort of server-centric
approach. Now, all you need to do is ensure the reg is stored somewhere and
everything is safe. If you have to hunt down INI files scattered all over
the disk, you might miss one or two or more...

cj

> The contents of .ini files is not quite as flexible as the
> Registry. It's limited to string values (although I never use
> anything but string values in the Registry myself); worse, it
> doesn't offer nesting. So, to me, "scope" is the _advantage_
> of the Registry.
>
> Groetjes,
> Maarten Wiltink
>
>

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