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I want to be able to maintain a count and a last accessed date across application loads for a web service polling application. I’m not too sure what the best way to do this is. I dont like the idea of storing that data in a database as I would have to create one specifically for the purpose. What other options do I have and are there any particularly nice ways of keeping application state between subsequent runs of the app?
Persisting data eh? I suggest a database or file.
File solutions you can just XML serialize to a file and load it again when the app starts.
If the data is shared or might ever grow, then a database is probably the best solution. You can find one that fits your need among the many free projects if you wish:
You could roll your own solution that doesn’t involve a database, but most likely there is one that fits your needs and learning it would be useful beyond just the project at hand.