# Re: auto backing up of wallet.dat Post by: satoshi on August 27, 2010, 03:47:57 PM
Last edit: August 27, 2010, 04:16:05 PM by satoshi Sorry, I've been so busy lately I've been skimming messages and I still can't keep up. We want to avoid Windows API calls whenever possible.  They usually take about 6-8 parameters and a lot of testing to get right, it takes a page of code to do something simple. I usually shy away from iostreams.  Seems like I too often hit limitations.  They kind of botched the C++ streams standard in the 90's, which is too bad, streams can be very powerful and useful when done right.  Using it in rpc.cpp may still turn out to be a mistake. Bottom line is I'd rather call an existing file copy function than make and test my own. --- Source file: bitcoin-forum-satoshi-nakamoto.tgz External link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=921.msg11399#msg11399