Not sure if this helps: I just put this in the message box in the IDE and hit enter, and it created the folder successfully. I don’t remember ever specifically allowing LC to do that, but then I think I have given LC permissions to modify files on the OS drive.
put "~/Library/Application Support/FormsGen" into tFoldername;create folder tFolderName Bob S > On Jun 29, 2023, at 1:50 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Short version: how do I bypass Gatekeeper to write a prefs file? > > I need to save a file in ~/Library/Application Support/myAppFolder/. Am I > correct that I need to sandbox the app before I can write a file there? > > I read an LC lesson that said no special entitlements are required to create > an app folder and a file. I can't test it myself because I already have full > access. > > If this is correct so far, then do I just need to provide the sandbox > entitlement and nothing else? > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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
