Re: Advice needed binary configuration files

Sarcasim detected. Maybe not? If so...

2nd Google hit. (Shows how to use and archive.)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore/html/_core_two_ways_to_create_a_carchive_object.asp

5th Google hit (looks like a winner)
http://www.functionx.com/visualc/fileprocessing/archiving.htm

Plus the MSDN documentation for CArchive.

What is an archive?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore/html/_core_two_ways_to_create_a_carchive_object.asp

How to create and archive
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore/html/_core_two_ways_to_create_a_carchive_object.asp

Using the >> and << operators
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore/html/_core_two_ways_to_create_a_carchive_object.asp

Regards,
"Mark F." <user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pMt8f.25481$Bf7.18419@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Man, you provided me with so much information that I hardly know where to
> begin!
>
>
>> CFile in conjunction with CArchive.
>>
>> Regards,
>> "Mark F." <user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:Vvs8f.31567$5e4.5827@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>I would prefer not to store configuration settings in the registry since
>>>the registry is already too bloated (IMO). Ini files, since they are text
>>>files also seem a poor option. The configuration data is various types
>>>(string, int, long etc.).
>>>
>>>What is a good approach for storing binary data (.dat) to disk so that
>>>the data is relatively secure, as well as optimized for fast access and
>>>small in size?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>

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