Thank you Jacqueline, good to hear :) Tiemo > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:use-revolution- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von J. Landman Gay > Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. November 2008 19:43 > An: How to use Revolution > Betreff: Re: AW: AW: AW: where do I find the temp folder on a Mac? > > Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote: > > Hi Marc, > > you are scaring me - often unreliable results! I am using some different > > specialfolderpath(). Isn't this really a good practice or just a single > > experience? > > I use specialFolderpath() without any problems. There was one Rev > release where specialFolderPath("temporary") returned incorrect results > on Mac OS X, but that was quickly fixed and it is safe to use now. Other > folders returned by specialFolderPath() have always been reliable as far > as I know, and I use the function all the time. > > Mac OS X hides certain folders because changing them can harm the > operating system. You can see and open these folders manually if you > want. Changing files in the tmp folder won't hurt anything, just don't > change anything else you find in there. > > To access one of the system's hidden folders on OS X, go to the Finder. > In the "Go" menu, choose "Go to folder..". Type in the full path to the > hidden folder you want to see. It will become visible and you can open > the files inside it. The folder icon will be half-transparent, > indicating that it is really a hidden folder. If you close the finder > window, the folder will hide itself again; you don't need to do anything > special to re-hide it. Permissions are not changed. > > Note that the temporary folder on a Mac will vary depending on the > curent user. Sometimes it will be 501, sometimes 502, and so forth, > depending on the current user account. Using specialFolderPath() is the > best way to know which hidden folder is the correct one for the current > user files. The tempname function also returns a correct location for > the current user. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
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