A registry file is a file to store settings that a user wants to remain static between uses of a program....For example: A game that has multiple levels, but once the user passes level one, the user can start on either level one or level two....Which level the user wanted to start on would be stored in the registry file. This example can be found in action at www.rhsnibbles.com - a program that some friends of mine worked on.
Registry files are the successor to INI files, and the registry was created to allow information to be shared between the various applications on a system. Previously, each program had its own INI file, and they could not share information between the files. Another disadvantage of INI files was that they were limited in size - 64 KB - and a registry entry can have unlimited information in it. Hope this helps! Richard Henerlau ICQ #300-915-515 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/k7folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> '// ======================================================= Rules : http://ReliableAnswers.com/List/Rules.asp Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbHelp/ ======================================================= Post : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave : [EMAIL PROTECTED] '// ======================================================= Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbhelp/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
