Simple file specification

Hi all,

I am writing a VB app to do some design calcs. I need to store 3 or 4
different objects to file.Can any one point me to some good references /
examples of the best way to do this?
Storing the data in a drawing is not an option as acad may not be running on
the machine.

Thanks
Mark

 

Mark -

Use an INI file. An exmple is at this link [watch for wordwrap]:

http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/index.html?code/fileapi/filedatetime.htm

hth
___________________________
Mike Tuersley
AutoCAD Clinic
Rand IMAGINiT Technologies

 

Hi,

Maybee I should not have used the word simple.

I need to save a fixed set variables of types string, double, single &
boolean. The 3 different sized arrays that will also vary in size from job
to job. The arrays are of different types defined by the 'public type' . . .
'end type' statements. the elements of the types can contain different data
of double, single, interger & boolean.

I am tying to work how one should go about saving data like this to file?

Thanks
Mark

 

You could store everything in an array of variants, then use this:

Public Sub WriteArray(strFile As String, varList As Variant)
On Error Resume Next
Dim intFile As Integer
intFile = FreeFile
Open strFile For Binary As intFile
Put intFile, , varList
Close intFile
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub


Kevin

 

The data type don't matter because they're all going to be strings if
you save them to an external file. Also, don't use arrays - use either
collections or FSO dictionaries. Then use the INI and have each section
be a collection/dictionary. Another method would be to use XML - there
are plenty of examples of that around just go to Codehound and do
search.
___________________________
Mike Tuersley
AutoCAD Clinic
Rand IMAGINiT Technologies