How can I retain the most recent values written to an array after the program is closed?

[another_novice]

I have an array of counters inside a While loop. These counters keep track of inspection results (number good, bad and so on.) When I close and reopen the program these counters revert back to zero (the default values.) I would like them to retain the last value unless I press a button to zero each.

It seems like this should be pretty straightforward but I can’t figure it out. What am I missing?

[aeastet]

Save the values that you want to save to a file and read that file when you open the software to initilize the controls.

[Ray.R]

I second Tim's suggestion.

The reason is that you want the data to be stored for later retrieval when there is a power outage or if the PC is turned OFF. 

Anything that deals with volatile memory just won't do.