FT> a) will this ALWAYS work, or are those 2 files related 
 FT> to the WPS (and hence could not be there at run time).

They will always work (for OS/2 1.2+;  OS/2 1.1 used a different name for
the functions,  such as WinQueryProfileData()).

The Prf api's don't even need PM to be running,  even though they are in
PMSHAPI.DLL (now forwared to pmmerge.dll).

 FT> b) Is this
 FT>   -recommended
 FT>   -risky
 FT>   -other

Do not store a lot of information in the *.ini's,  as they are now held in
memory in their entirety.

It is often a good idea to only write one os2.ini entry:  the path to your
application.ini.

 FT> c)  Is there a rule as to where the values should be 
 FT> stored (user file vs system file).

Don't use the system file.


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