Populate ComboBox from a .ini file

[smcc12]

Hello, I am trying to create a VB.NET application and I am new at it.

I've got a combo box that will drop down and display about 30 options. There is one button and when the user clicks it, it will shoot off the .exe for the option they selected. I am wondering if it is possible to populate the combo box with items from an .ini file (or another file that works). This way we can change what the options are without changing the actual application.

Thanks in advance!

 

[smcc12]

I've read a lot on this forum about XML files being a better way to go, any ideas on how to accomplish the same thing through that?

 

[RiverGuy]

I would use XML over an ini file. XML works fairly well with DataSets in .Net. You can create a DataSet and use the .ReadXML and .WriteXML methods of the DataSet to write out your XML file and read the data back in when your application launches. You can then bind your ComboBox to the DataSet.