saving info when application on user computer

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OK, so, when i create an application for sale purposes (e.g. a game) how can i store info on their computer without having to install things like sqlite or compact edition etc.

For example, say i created a text based game and it used a user name to define different users. How would i save the current users progress, and where would i store the user names?
I'd rather not use SQL Compact Edition etc, as it gets a bit messy with installation (i.e. i have to attach all the sql dll files to the programs folder etc)

Posted 9-Nov-13 18:47pm

brucey_D

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Mycroft Holmes · Answer 1 · 2013-11-09T19:24:00

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I don't know about phone access to the local storage but is is available. There is no reason you can store you data in local text files, presumably it is small in volume.

Posted 9-Nov-13 19:24pm

Mycroft Holmes

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brucey_D 10-Nov-13 1:30am

not an app for phones, i mean just a computer based one. So i should just store all the data in text files in the application folder??

Mycroft Holmes 10-Nov-13 7:25am

Usually you should use the AppData folder for the users, some systems will have the installation folder locked out. You can find it using SpecialFolders in the IO namespace

Mycroft Holmes 10-Nov-13 17:56pm

Whatyou have not mentioned is the UI you are using. Windows has a folder for AppData for everyuser on a windows machine and exposes that via the SpecialFolder enumeration, do some research into that area you will find the tools to meet your needs there.