Hi Kees,
I think Brian means using a file similar to MVD's 'Settings.ini'.
To load a ini file use code similar to:
procedure loadSettings;
var
settingsIni : TStringlist;
lngth : integer;
begin
settingsIni := TStringList.Create;
settingsIni.LoadFromFile ('Settings.ini');
dbName := SettingsIni[4];
SettingsIni.free;
lngth := Length(dbName) - 7;
dbName := copy(dbName, 8, lngth);
FrmMain.lbDbPath.Caption := ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName)+ dbName;
end;
That code is for loading the standard settings.ini file and finding the name of the database.
To save a file change LoadFromFile to SaveToFile .
On a clear disk you can seek forever