INI files were used in Win 3.x. They were single entry, single user (application) at a time. If multiple apps happened to try to write to them at once, you'd get an error.

The registry is really a database...and the recommended way of doing things. It is supposed to be faster to access data in the registry too.


>Craig,
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>I've had some code in my apps that I copied from TasTrade ages ago that keeps track of form locations in INI files. Can you explain what read/write error might occur in INI files vs. the Registry?
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>Thanks,
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>PF
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