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    Posted: 27 November 2009 at 8:26pm
You should include in ToolkitPro a feature to save all the settings in an XML file instead of Registry and the XML file should be in the app folder. Saving large amounts of data in Registry by many applications slows down the system performance.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Marcus Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 November 2009 at 4:25am
i hope you mean  app _settings_ folder
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote evoX Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 November 2009 at 5:16am
app settings or even in the main application folder, anything is better than storing large amounts of data in registry
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Marcus Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 November 2009 at 1:41pm
Standard users don't have write access to the programs folder.
Also the app folder is not part of roaming user profiles.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote evoX Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 November 2009 at 7:46pm
you're right, I forgot, because all our apps require admin rights :)
 
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Hi,
 
See GUI_Visual Studio sample - it shows how save CommandBars and DockingPane state to XML.
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thanks !
but I don't see where it saves the XML file? and you should also add WriteProfileStringXML and GetProfileStringXML
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See Samples\UserInterface\GUI_VisualStudio\MainFrm.cpp  file.
 
It's not good idea to have WriteProfileStringXML/GetProfileStringXML because in this case on each call you have load whole XML, parse it and save again. Better save and load all settings once.
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