What data is in the INI ? How much data ? What type of data ? How is it used ? How would machines be identified in a database solution ? By name or network ID ? If by name, what happens if a machine name is changed ?
"Database" or "file" are simply different technologies that could be used in an implementation. But technology alone rarely identifies the right (or "best") way. Anyone that says otherwise is selling something. ;) imho On 9 July 2015 at 08:59, Leigh Wanstead <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > > I think that your idea about dropping the INI and transferring the > settings to a database with a row for each machine that connects is the > correct way to do that. > > Regards > Leigh > > > On 8 July 2015 at 21:58, Jeremy Coulter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All. >> I have an app that I will be running from a server location. However, I >> want the app. to read an ini file that is located in a folder on a client >> machine. >> A Shortcut to the app on the server and the ini file will live in a >> folder on the client machine, but I cant work out how to get the app, when >> its run via the shortcut, to read the ini file on the client machine. >> Anyone know how to go about doing this? >> I have thought about dropping the INI and transferring the settings to a >> database with a row for each machine that connects, but before I get that >> carried away, I just wanted to see if someone had any ideas to do the above >> with the ini file. >> The reason I want an ini for each computer is about settings. Not all >> machines have the same settings etc. >> >> Thanks, Jeremy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> Post: [email protected] >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with >> Subject: unsubscribe >> > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe >
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