There's MANY different options in windows... First if you type set (or get that from the shell() you get
ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\home\All Users <- all users' home path APPDATA=D:\home\Administrator\Application Data <- common place for this user's data CommonProgramFiles=D:\app\common <- another common place for app data COMPUTERNAME=ZEROZEROSIX <- just in case HOMEPATH=\home\Administrator <- directory of current user ProgramFiles=D:\app <- this is where apps are installed by default (among other lines) The other choice is to store your info in the registry which is kind of a standard. If you uninstall or if a different user asks for information, it's easier to find... type regedit in the command box and look for this path HKEY_local_machine/software/softwarename/productname/etc... Unfortunately, you can't browse the contents in rev, you need to furnish an existing key to read its values. Creating registry entries is not hard but it's better to see how it's done. Best place for that is the revdocs and in technet.microsoft.com hope it helps cheers Xavier http://monsieurx.com/taoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 19/10/2005 11:42:41: > I'm finding I really need to have my apps take greater control over > installation locations, upgrades, prefs etc. otherwise support time > goes way up for naive users... i.e. basic operations like the above > just needs to happen automatically... > > for OSX, it is clear where to save supporting files... > > /Applications/myRevApp/someApp.rev > /Library/Application Support/myRevApp/supportFiles..../ > > but I'm not familiar with Windows. In one app I am just saving some > Prefs for my app in the user's Documents/myRevAppPrefs/ folder... > using the special path.. some Windows users are not super happy about > this... as it is not normal Windows behavior. > > Is it ok to simply make a new folder in the Windows System folder and > put your prefs and any lo-level support files there? These being > files the users never needs to see or edit. > > Sivakatirswami > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ----------------------------------------- To make communications with Clearstream easier, Clearstream has recently changed the email address format to conform with industry standards. The new format is '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. Visit us at http://www.clearstream.com IMPORTANT MESSAGE Internet communications are not secure and therefore Clearstream International does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Clearstream International or of any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. END OF DISCLAIMER _______________________________________________ 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
