Tom, I don;t remember the details but I believe using the special folder path "support" gave different results on OSX in a couple of LC versions. Sorry I don;t remember the details but I think it's in the release notes somewhere. Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Thomas McGrath III <mcgra...@mac.com> wrote: > Thanks Graham, but we decided to go ahead with the support folder for now > and see haw it works out. > > thanks again > > tom > > -- Tom McGrath III > http://lazyriver.on-rev.com > mcgra...@mac.com > > On Mar 1, 2013, at 11:44 AM, Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> wrote: > > > I'm using Parallels as well, but I do have Windows 7 as well as XP if > you want me to look into it. > > > > Graham > > > > On 28 Feb 2013, at 19:21, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > > > >> Thanks Graham, I am testing this but I don't have a Windows box (yet) > so I can only test on Parallels in Windows XP but the results do look > promising. Problem is I need to know for sure. > >> > >> Thanks again > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> -- Tom McGrath III > >> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com > >> mcgra...@mac.com > >> > >> On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:13 PM, Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I think it's OK if you haven't got a sandbox situation to deal with, > but I'm not 100% sure - but a quick experiment would prove it. I can do > this, but not right now, so maybe it's better to experiment yourself. > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> > >>> Graham > >>> > >>> On 28 Feb 2013, at 18:57, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > >>> > >>>> Graham, > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for the reply.I was looking at the preferences or documents > folder due to permission issues but I am just not sure if I use my apps > Support folder if another application can write to it? Or is the support > folder able to be accessed from both apps? Do you know? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>>> Tom > >>>> > >>>> -- Tom McGrath III > >>>> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com > >>>> mcgra...@mac.com > >>>> > >>>> On Feb 28, 2013, at 12:45 PM, Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Tom, unless I've misunderstood what you need, why not use the > specialFolderPath("support") path? These are paths that can be written to > by an application on both platforms. It's easy to see what the path > actually is, so you can tell the low level application. I'm using this > approach for somewhere to put a data stack (a stack that can be saved at > runtime) on a two-platform app and it works for me. > >>>>> > >>>>> HTH > >>>>> > >>>>> Graham > >>>>> On 28 Feb 2013, at 18:32, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> I am working on a cross-platform (Mac/Windows) app and I had to > hire out for a low level application to be written that will trap 'all' key > events on both platforms. Pretty straight forward. It timestamps and writes > the key or keys that were hit out to a file that I in turn look for changes > to from within LC. The key trapper will have it's own installer and I need > to tell it where to write to before it is built. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> My question is where is the best place to write this file to on a > Mac? on a PC? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I am not going through the Mac App store but I don't want to run > into problems with permissions etc. once deployed. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I am searching online now but there is a lot of gobble goop that is > not pertinent. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Any help or ideas are appreciated. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Tom > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- Tom McGrath III > >>>>>> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com > >>>>>> mcgra...@mac.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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
