AFA settings are concerned, I use standard .ini files, read from &
written to
using the standard Get/WritePrivateProfileString WinAPI calls.

I use ini files too and so also the PrivateProfile functions via a
wrapper module I got from Rob Bovey way back in my early days of VBA
development. I 'mostly' use INIs for default app settings only, and
only write to INI during update/upgrade installs. The apps read INI at
startup.

I was referring, though, to user-defined settings/configs stored in
UDTs during runtime. I use a separate file for each group, and use
'Get_FromTextFile' function and 'Put_InTextFile' sub because these are
binary files. (When there's only a few values to store I may just use
the INI if inclined to do so!<g)

I also store my app license profiles in 2 different encrypted 'dat'
files. These apps use an automated instance instantiated by a VB6
frontloader EXE, which validates licensing before doing anything else.

--
Garry

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