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copied!<p>I would use xml, make a class that can take xpath as your "key"<br> <code>Ex.</code> <code>MySett.get("//level1/mysetting")</code> <code>or even</code> <code>MySett.get("//mysetting")</code></p> <p>where each one can return a collection, just the first one, or what ever you want. You could even overload. I like xml because of it's great flexability, and to reduce code elsewher, just write a class. Downside, You need to load your document at application startup and save at shutdown. Here is an example class in vb code. (c code would still be very similar, I just used vb because it was up at thetime</p> <pre><code>Imports System.Xml Public Class XSett Public xml As XmlDocument Public Overloads Function gett(ByVal xp As String) Return CType(xml.SelectSingleNode(xp), XmlElement).InnerXml 'by using inner xml, you can have either text setting 'or more markup that you might need for another function 'your choice. you could even cast it into another instance 'of this class End Function Public Overloads Function gett(ByVal xp As String, ByVal sel As Integer) Return CType(xml.SelectNodes(xp)(sel), XmlElement).InnerXml 'here, you can have multiple and choose the one you want End Function Public Overloads Sub gett(ByVal xp As String, ByRef col As Collection) Dim i As Integer Dim nds = xml.SelectNodes(xp) For i = 0 To nds.Count - 1 col.Add(CType(nds(i), XmlElement).InnerXml) Next 'Creted an entire collection of elemens. 'i used vb's "collection" object, but any collection would do End Sub Public Overloads Sub sett(ByVal ap As String, ByVal name As String, ByVal data As String) 'assume add here. 'ap asks for existing parent element. eg: //guids 'name ask for name of setting element Dim ts = xml.CreateElement(name) ts.InnerXml = data If ap = "" Then 'we assume document element xml.DocumentElement.AppendChild(ts) Else Dim p = CType(xml.SelectSingleNode(ap), XmlElement) p.AppendChild(ts) End If End Sub Public Overloads Sub sett(ByVal xp As String, ByVal sel As Integer, ByVal data As String) 'just change existing setting CType(xml.SelectNodes(xp)(sel), XmlElement).InnerXml = data End Sub 'naturally you can expand infinitely if needed End Class </code></pre>

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