Initial setup screen

[gisler]

hello,

what i am trying to do is create a program that will allow me to have a setup screen appear when it runs for the first time and then not appear again afterwords. is this possible. very new to dephi still. many thanks

gisler

[WILL]

Hi and welcome to PGD! :)

This is easily done. You can do it a few ways too. You just need a simple variable that will read from where you will store this information.

Some Options:

:arrow: If you write to a data file to save all of your game's configuration settings, you can add this data there.

:arrow: If running on Windows you can take advantage of the Windows registry by writing a 'key' once it is ran and if the program can read it after that then you skip the config screen.

:arrow: You can use an .INI file which is sort of the same method as the data file, but the formatting is a bit different and you can edit it like a normal txt file too.

[gisler]

ok thanks very much for your help. will mostlikly try the 3rd option.

the program i am writing is not even a game. just a simple aplication. would like to learn about making games, but sticking with the basics first.

been using delphi for about 1 year, off an on, so still have alot to learn!

many thanks.

gisler