You can actually create files that are not seen in explorer - I have read the details somewhere on MSDN - I think it was in conjunction with shell extensions. The other alternative is the registry. You can store files under the users non-roaming profile on the machine. Not quite so simple to store under the all users on roaming profile as requires admin access, or access to change the ACL's on the folder.
I the file is being downloaded from a weg site, then you could patch the file on the fly to have a date being 30 days from the download date. Myles. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Lowman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2003 9:26 a.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: Re: [DUG]: hiding a file Jeremy The problem is with the storing of the 30 day trial period data. If the data is stored in the exe then a simple reinstall will get another 30 days. I somehow need to save a simple data file that is not easily found (by relatively unsophisticated users). If I understand correctly an application can create a file anywhere if the file system is FAT32 but not if it is NTFS. So what I need to figure out is what to do in the NTFS case. Confusion ... Paul Lowman Lowman Consulting Ltd. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
