Re: .INI in VB.Net?   

On Jul 2, 6:35 pm, Tommy Long 
wrote:
> I know how to do it in VB6, I have code snippets coming out my ears for VB6,
> but with the new framework in Visual Studio 2005, how do you get/put from a
> .INI
>
> If I attempt to use a VB6 snippet in Studio 05 it whinges about using the
> 'as Any' type in my declarations, and it whinges about using the String$(> function when creating a buffer string variable.  Infact, it whinges a whole
> lot, why my employer got VS05 I'll never know.  :(
>
> Anyway, thanks in advance for any help.
>
> If people have simple alternatives for the use of .ini's for my future
> reference, that'd be handy as well.  Assumably .xl?
>
> Cheers,
> Tommy
>
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I beleive using My.Settings is much more flexible and easy to maintain
than calling native API calls for INI manipluation.


You know, generally My.Settings are called on form's load event and
saved on form's closing event.

See here:
http://www.devcity.net/Articles/232/1/article.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379611(VS.80).aspx

You can define your variables in application's properties -> settins
page, that'll be saved.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379611(VS.80).aspx

The thing i'd like to fully overcome is that when you move your
application's folder to a different folder(not settings folder or
user.config) , current my.settings get lost.

Also there is a way called "property binding"

Thanks,

Onur

date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:37:51 -0700 (PDT)   author:   kimiraikkonen