Matthew


>Another thing is it allows everyone to read/write all at the same time, taking care of synchronisation. If you have an INI file, it needs to be cached and controlled by the system, otherwise if you go using your TStringList to read and write, then you may write over the change I just made using TIniFile. And if the system is going to do it, then it can't be a simple INI file because there is not enough structure. You want binary, I want a string list, I want child items, etc.

That one I have to agree with - if I didn't want to brick my PC (I may just have a play in a VM some day) I'd try doing multiple writes to a key and see what I ended up with. I'd guess it will be the last post wins type. Not sure how I can synchronise two processes well enough to try writing the key simultaneously though - just to see if I can generate a deadlock

Roy

Raul

>Now you've learned how to drive a linux install

Yup - con someone else into giving you a workable set of instructions

Most of what I found either gave incomplete instructions or assumed knowledge I didn't have

Roy

On 2/1/2018 8:20 AM, Roy Lambert wrote:
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> Whilst what you've written is true its a bit of a circular argument. It goes - Microsoft used it because its good and its good because Microsoft used it.
>
Did not mean it that way. Simply continuing on the "registry is not all
bad" - there are ton of real problem it solves and quite well that are
not trivial (if even easily doable with INI).
Raul

On 2/1/2018 8:25 AM, Roy Lambert wrote:
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> Yup - con someone else into giving you a workable set of instructions
>
> Most of what I found either gave incomplete instructions or assumed knowledge I didn't have
>

I was in same situation when i originally tried it - and now i take
notes for self since those are easier than finding source.

Not related but this general linux  knowledge is becoming more and more
useful - i'm using some raspberry pi's here and it's debian so commands
are same/similar for most tasks.

Raul

Raul


I have one RPi and its running Kodi. I was very disappointed how easy it was to set up and get going. Max of 30 mins after Amazon delivered the bits and that was mainly burning the micro SD card and making hole in the draw it lives in.

Roy Lambert