Hi Jacque, Tiemo and others,
The specialfolderpath function has changed a few times over the years
and I can't know whether it won't change again. It is weird that
specialfolderpath("temp") gives a result different from the tempname
on Mac. Also, the path returned by specialfolderpath("temp") is
different on Mac OS X 10.3 and earlier from the path returned on Mac
OS X 10.4 and later. This is understandable, but it seems that
Revolution is making decisions for me that I might want to make by
myself.
SpecialFolderPath("temp") doesn't work at all on Linux, but there is a
folder "/tmp" and the tempname works correctly. I call this a bug.
Another example, considering the preferences folder, can be found in
my article at <http://www.runrev.com/newsletter/october/issue59/newsletter2.php
>. If you read that, you will understand why I often prefer to write
my own functions instead of using specialfolderpath(). I don't always
want to use the same folder on every platform.
There isn't necessarily a bug in Rev 3.0 with regard to the
specialfolderpath function on Mac and Windows, but for me there are
many cases in which I want to be in control and don't want to leave
things to Revolution. Also, this function appeared to be quite
unreliable in earlier versions, which means that most of my projects
have a custom function as a substitute for the specialfolderpath
function anyway.
Btw, my Mac OS X 10.5 system doesn't have any 50x folders in any temp
folder in any of the temporary folders found by Revolution (but it
does have a folder "/.TemporaryItems/folders.501"). As a result, some
of my older stacks simply write to "/tmp/<custom folder>" which seems
to work fine.
I hope this explains it.
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On 18 nov 2008, at 19:42, J. Landman Gay wrote:
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.
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HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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