storing variables to a file

Hi

I am writing a vb app (No suprises there) and i want to store a few (string) variables in a file so that when i exit the program and start it again the data is put back in those variables. what is the easiest/best way to do this?

why don't you just write out an .ini file? You can output one just like a text file, with
Open blah.ini for output as #1
and then just write out your variables. You could do it in simple ini format, where you have headers...
[x]
value=1
[y]
value=2
... or you could just do it by examining your input stream and looking for line breaks. Hope this helps

you can also use the registry for this.

thanks for the fast reply

the registry is not suitable for the program i am making because the variables may need to be passed between computers

i know that, to input and output data, i use:
OPEN file.dat for INPUT as #1
input #1, variable
close #1

i have a few more questions.

what is the best input mode?
what are the best commands to use with this input mode?
if the values change while the program is running should i update the file by deleting the whole lot and creating a new one or should i do it properly?

Thanks,
RIchard

hey Richard....

I hope these help... I recently had to use ini files, and used some of these...

http://www.programmersheaven.com/zone1/cat376/

http://www.mentalis.org/apilist/Wri...ileString.shtml

if not.. then I would suggest googling for " using ini files visual basic "