Shoutbox

Hey guys/gals,

I was just wondering what the board feels the best practice is for persisting data (have it available after reboots, etc).  I am leaning towards writing an XML file to persist data.

How have you done it?

Cheers

I prefer XML files due to its contained within the script directory and doesn't mess with the registry (which is just dodgy IMO). You can also specify how things are saved and you have greater control over it.

but really its up to whatever you want to do... theres no "best way" just the way people prefer.

Files are definitely the best in theory, but registry can be faster (which isnt really very important unless you're continuously reading from a file in some form of loop) and easier to work with.