This is an excellent solution - ie putting small amounts of data in a
subfolder of the Program Files directory, and setting the permissions
appropriately (and Innosetup is a good way to do it.)
I just tested this and it works fine for me.
I'm also having no problems having larger amounts of user data in a
directory on the C drive. Permissions can be set appropriately to all
users to have write access or full control as appropriate. So I'm not
sure why we are seeing the comments such as the one below (although I
guess it is about programs rather than data).
> ....now 'C:' is also taboo, the only
> solution is to install the program on Desktop (as somebody suggested).
> Nice work Microsoft!
Regards,
Brendan Blake.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Ross Levis
Sent: 25 July 2007 10:22
To: 'Borland's Delphi Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Problems while creating/running apps for Vista
You can store data in the Program Files\app folder, although that is
highly
discouraged since viruses can then write to your program executable
file.
Better is Program Files\app\data. All it needs is a change of folder
permissions at installation time.
I contemplated changing my software to use the current users application
data folder, but my app is system wide and is not related to individual
users. My software is also often installed multiple times to different
folders with different data (purchased with different licences). This
fact
made it difficult to install and decide which data folder is being used
with
which program folder legally.
So my app now stores it's data in Program Files\app folder\Data. I use
Inno
Setup which has the facility to set directory permissions. This is all
you
need in the setup code.
[Dirs]
Name: "{app}\Data"; Permissions: users-modify
The Users group, which everyone belongs to, then has read, right and
modify
permissions to the Data folder only.
You can set this manually in Windows Vista by right-clicking a folder,
select Properties, and go to the Security tab.
Cheers,
Ross.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf
Of Chris Stebbing
Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 11:34
To: Borland's Delphi Discussion List
Subject: RE: Problems while creating/running apps for Vista
Hi All,
The issues with the program files folder makes me think that this is the
death of the program files location for small developers such as myself.
I
find it useful and very convenient to store my programs and data in the
one
location. My programs are small and my data is an integral part of the
program, therefore it makes sense to me to have them in the same
location,
and makes it easier for my users (who know less about computers than
most)
to keep track of their "stuff".
I can't help think Microsoft are less interested in protecting the
end-user
than lining their own pockets. If Vista is capable of detecting an
old-style setup program and create the "virtual program files folder",
then
surely it's capable of displaying the UAC or whatever it's called to ask
for
confirmation that overwriting a program is ok. "You are about to
replace a
program stored in the program files folder, is this ok?"
Cheers,
Chris.
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