Hi Klaus,
That worked but the file that appeared on the desktop had
no icon like was there before and the size is zero K.
JB
> On Sep 20, 2019, at 2:30 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> Hi JB,
>
>> Am 20.09.2019 um 11:11 schrieb JB via use-livecode
>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
>>
>> Hi Klaus,
>>
>> Thanks for the info! A file path alone does not work for me.
>> Here is what I have tried.
>> In the Stack Script;
>> global dirName
>> on openStack
>> put the defaultFolder into dirName
>> end openStack
>> —From a button on a card;
>>
>> global dirName
>>
>> on mouseUp
>> --/Users/JB/Desktop/Buss X-82/Buss X-82.app/Contents/Resources/myPic.jpg
>> put dirName & "/Buss X-82.app/Contents/Resources/myPic.jpg/" into fPath
>> put fPath
>> end mouseUp
>>
>> That is how I can get a file path but using this path will not work if the
>> path
>> directs to a bundle but it will work if the file is not in a bundle.
>
> that's why LC gave us the specialfolderpath() codes!
> No need to mess around with DEFAULTFOLDER etc. on different platforms anymore.
> Especially if Apple likes to change things out of a sudden again! :-D
>
>> That being said how do I go about copying this file with specialfolderpath()
>> ?
>
> See below...
>
>> Do I need to go to the standalone settings and add the file using copy files
>> section and then from within my app I can copy that file
>
> Yes, that's the way you should work.
>
>> but if I add it my self after the .app is made I will not be able to copy it?
>
> specialfolderpath("resources") will also work IF you copy your files
> to the correct folder inside of the APP package.
>
>> Are you saying this will return the path to my resource in my app and let
>> me copy it to the desktop? Do you have some more examples of copying
>> the file with this procedure?
> ...
> ## Copy your pic inside of the APP package to the Desktop folder:
> put specialfolderpath("desktop") & "/mypic.jpg" into tTargetFile
> put specialfolderpath("resources") & "/mypic.jpg" into tSourceFile
> if there is not a file tTargetfile then
> put url("binfile:" & tSourceFile) into url("binfile:" & tTargetFile)
> end if
> ...
>
>> JB
>
> Best
>
> Klaus
>
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>
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