Should I use .INI or .XML config files on cRIO?

I'm looking to make a configuration file for an application running on a cRIO-9022. It will contain a small amount of configuration data (like numeric offsets, file paths, and IP addresses). I have 2 questions:
1) Which file format should I use (.ini or .xml)? I have used .INI in the past because it is human readable/configurable with notepad, but it seems like .xml is becoming the new standard
2) I would like to be able to modify config parameters on the PC that connects to the cRIO. What is the best way to modify the config file if it is stored on the cRIO hard disk (FTP the file to PC, make changes, FTP back? Network Streams?)
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LV 6.1, 8.6.1, 2011 SP1, 2012 SP1

JimMacD wrote:
Thanks for the info.
Any clever ways of accessing and changing the Config File data from a LV application running on a PC that doesn't require manually editing the file? I want the operator to just be able to click a button that says "cRIO Config", open a dialog, and change the values from there.
uhm.... Yes!
In This Post I show a bit of my hand on just exactly what I keep in a ini.config file (wel,l 1 section of a config file) It would be nearly idiotic of me to not provide a Config editer since there are numerous Enum type defs in the delimited value for each key. so since I, as the developer, know what sections (and possibly keys) are there I can read the file and load them to indicators on a config editor GUI.
I've actually done this two ways-
1) a seperate app that only "admin Engineers" know the location of "Launch Config editor.exe.
2) In the application referanced above I have a button that opens a MODAL panel to edit the file (remember- I know what is in the file). Users need permissions (Users- Passwords and permissions are kept in a config file, of course!) to even display the "Edit Sequence" button. but the "super user" can edit the step parameters.
HINT: one of these "Steps" loads a xml file to expose telnet commands and config for the uP on the DUT. I expect the firmware on the Linux DUT will change in the future and did not want to rebuild my app whenever a typo was fixed in a command line tool. BUT, since there are "special characters" that do not fit nicely into a .ini I exposed the telnet commands and line ends IP address and the login script in a xml file.
I know this did not directly answer your question! but It should provide some food for thought.
If you can share your data structure- I can be more specific.
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