I've seen that with Excel with either the file or the folder(can't remember). I opened a spreadsheet and closed it but the file/folder was still locked until I closed Excel.
Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Brian Milby via use-livecode Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:22 PM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Brian Milby Subject: RE: revMoveFolder on Windows I think programs can lock a folder by having it set as the default folder (or it could just be a side effect of them storing something there). I’ve seen it every once in a while in other programs, but can’t remember the last time. I have not tried to see if I could reproduce in LiveCode yet. Ralph’s suggestion sounds like a good thing to try. Thanks, Brian On Jan 24, 2019, 7:05 PM -0600, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: > Beyond the obvious of having files open in the folder could it be that > if you trying to move LC's current defaultfolder it causes a problem > on Windows? > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On > Behalf Of Knapp Martin via use-livecode > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 7:21 PM > To: Use Livecode > Cc: Knapp Martin > Subject: revMoveFolder on Windows > > I have an app that allows users to create documents and store then in > a specified folder. Via a preference setting they can move the folder > to a location of their choosing. I use revMoveFolder to do this. You > can also move the folder where you want and then drag and drop it on > the preference stack to establish the path to where it is. > > This works fine on Mac but not on Windows - it fails. In fact when the > app is open and I try to manually move the folder, Windows tells me > "The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another program." > > I understand that if a file was open by the app that this would come > into play but how is a folder open to another program? Is there a way > around this? > > Marty > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
