Solved: types of programming

[philfer]

I have seen code that uses .ini files but have no idea what they are or what they do or why one would use them in VBA code, or what type of programming they are

Can anyone advise and/or recommend any good books on this type of programming

Also, what are libraries (not the kind where you get books!!) and what type of programming is this.

Again any recommendations of books would be very helpful

[Bob Phillips]

INI files are the old way that MS used to store system/application data, which would be read in and startup to give the application its context. Not so common now, although still used, as we now have the registry to store that type of data.

Libraries are very similar to the ones you know. They don't store books, but they store routines, procedures, classes, et al that can be used within your applications.

[philfer]

Are there any good books where I can learn about this stuff

[Bob Phillips]

It is far too small a subject for a book.

[philfer]

Have you come across any books you would recommend that cover this as part of its contents?

[Bob Phillips]

Which part are you referring to, INI files or the registry?

[philfer]

Both

[Bob Phillips]

Well I have never seen anything on INI files in a book, but I have seen a few covering the registry. But it is so simple, it hardly warrants a book check, just look at GetSetting, SaveSewtting, and DeleteSetting in VBA Help.