Hi, Jonathan. Thanks for responding.

JDBP>LR>
JDBP>  > Since some programmers apparently feel there is value in
JDBP>  > having their exe modify the exe copy on HD I wonder if IBM
JDBP>  > has specifically addressed this issue and may have come up
JDBP>  > with some answers or alternatives.
JDBP>LR>

JDBP>  Yup.  The solution is to use so-called "profile" files.
 There's a
JDBP>  group of Prf....() functions provided in the OS/2 API to manipulate
JDBP>  profile files.  These files act as databases of variable length byte
JDBP>  strings (i.e. you can store binary data in them), indexed on two
JDBP>  levels by two keys, which are both variable length text strings.

JDBP>  An application can create its own profile file, and save and load
JDBP>  configuration information there to its heart's content.

Looks like there is a good solution afterall.  Great.

JDBP>  Thirdly, it won't cause backup software to repeatedly back up
JDBP>  executables in incremental backups, and it won't cause false triggers
JDBP>  in anti-virus software.

Jonathan could you please expand on this third point.  Much thanks.

Regards, -= Lou =-


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