Just wondering...

Can you have the user input a variable, and then store it in the program so that it is still there when you quit the program.

If it's not too much data you could use the registry function:
SaveSetting() and GetSetting()
Otherwise you could store the data in a file.

You can save it to the registry using:

  SaveSetting appname, section, key, value

i.e.

  SaveSetting "myProg", "UserVariables", "Name", "Bob"

You have the following options:


1) Store the data in the Registry
A) Built in VB functions
a)GetSetting()
b)SaveSetting()
c)DeleteSetting()
d)GetAllSettings()
B) API Calls
a)RegCreateKey
b)RegSaveKey
c)RegOpenKey
d)...
2) Store the data in a text file
A) Open Statment
B) FileSystemObject
C) .LoadFile() of RTB
3) Store the data in an ini file
A) GetPrivateProfileString
B) WritePrivateProfileString
C)...

What is the setting and the key in the SaveSetting command?

Originally posted by Ranger
You can save it to the registry using:

  SaveSetting appname, section, key, value

i.e.

  SaveSetting "myProg", "UserVariables", "Name", "Bob"

OK, so how do you use the get function to use the value when u r done storing it?

Anybody here?
Reply?
Please?

:(

Did you try the help? (F1)

It's almost using the same arguments as savesetting!

savesetting and getsetting are native VB, hence documented quite well in the help.

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I think ArnoutV is my long lost twin or something. We keep posting nearly the same replies at the same time. :p

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I have the working model edition, there is no F1 help! :(

A search on this forum should also have turned up:

GetSetting(appname, section, key, default)

The default is optional.

Maybe this will clear the mistery:

If you use this:
SaveSetting "myProg", "UserVariables", "Name", "Bob"
to store string variable containing "Bob" to the registry, you can later retrieve it like this:
Dim strUserName AsString
strUserName=GetSetting ("myProg", "UserVariables", "Name")
It will retrieve the value "Bob", you have stored in the registry under the key "Name".

Thanks for all your help! :D