>On 22 Jun 2000, at 14:08, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
>> Leston, why do you need to know where the app was installed?
>> Applications should be path-independent: the user should be able to
>> rename not only the disk it is on, but the folders and even the
>> application itself without breaking anything. This isn't Windows you
>> know! Not only *can* users rename folders and disks, but they *expect* to.
>
I remember that Apple has introduced the notion of file ID with the HFS. It
is a tool for identifying a file with its file number in the volume
catalog, and it represents a permanent reference. I don't know if it is a
feasible solution, but this possibility must exist in the MacOS since
version 7. Of course this solution must use a XFCN or a MetaCard extension
that access to the low-level file manager routines, as PBResolveFileIDRef,
PBGetCatInfo,...
The global problem is the coherence of the application with respect to a
multi-platform deployment. Is it desirable to handle each "idiosyncrasy" of
the diverse OS.
Herv�
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