C++ save my settings

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I know in C# its

C#

Propitites.settings.default.savestring;
Propitites.settings.default.save();

and in VB the code is

VB

My.settings.savestring
my.settings.save

but I was wondering if there was one for C++ because I can't seem to find one, if anyone knows how to fix this or if the isn't a method, if there was a way like this that will save the settings in the program

Posted 8-Jul-12 14:55pm

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[no name] 8-Jul-12 21:13pm

Nothing that I have ever found

[no name] 8-Jul-12 21:17pm

This comment makes no sense, please rephrase

[no name] 8-Jul-12 21:22pm

Okay... I will rephrase. There is nothing in C++ that I have ever found that is built into the API like there is for C# and VB even though I conducted months of searching and looking at the API's and I have always had to roll my own solution to save the application settings because I have never found anything in C++ to save the application settings that was built into the .NET framework.

[no name] 8-Jul-12 21:25pm

ok ty, what was your own solution?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 8-Jul-12 21:32pm

You are comparing apples and oranges. When you speak about C# and VB (actually, this is a completely different language called VB.NET), you are talking about .NET, but C++ could be anything. Is this is C++/CLI? then it is the same. Anything else? What? I what's a big deal? Saving settings? You can always use streaming to persist some setting model. With .NET, I don't use standard settings since Data Contract is available.
--SA

[no name] 9-Jul-12 3:48am

can you please send me a link that will help? maybe?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Jul-12 15:58pm

No, the point is: you should know better what are you using.
--SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Jul-12 16:00pm

Actually, I was about to advise boost library, but Espen already gave you some link. I would advise it, too. But again, it depends on what you are already using. First of all, C++ or C++/CLI (with .NET). If .NET, it should be the Data Contract.
--SA

4 solutions

Solution 1

C++ does not offer that feature.

You need to do it yourself, or find a library that does it (I think I might have seen something here on CP about it).

Posted 9-Jul-12 4:40am

Maximilien

Solution 2

Here is a common solution used by many c++ developers: Boost PropertyTree[^]

Best regards
Espen Harlinn

Posted 9-Jul-12 4:47am

Espen Harlinn

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Jul-12 15:59pm

This is something I wanted to advise a minute ago, but found your answer. My 5.
--SA

Espen Harlinn 12-Jul-12 3:45am

Thank you, Sergey :-D

Solution 3

There isn't one, you have to write your own. You also need to understand that C++ programs do not have default property sets (I assume that's what you mean by the term Propitites).

Posted 9-Jul-12 4:49am

Richard MacCutchan

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armagedescu · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-09T06:08:00

You might have to use profile strings, like SetProfileString/GetProfileString. But this is mostly up to you how to implement this. In MFC you also have such things implemented like serialization.
If you have from C++ to read the values saved in C#, then you need to take a look inside C# implementation.
All you have to know, is that shared values in some way are stored in shared resources, like XML files, ini files, databases, any kind application format specific files, registry, system ini files....