Hi Bill, Use specialfolderpath(26) on Windows and $HOME on Linux. You can hide the preferences file on Linux by starting the file name with a dot.
-- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 Use Color Converter to convert CMYK, RGB, RAL, XYZ, H.Lab and other colour spaces. http://www.color-converter.com On 16 jun 2012, at 22:28, Bill Vlahos wrote: > The specialFolderPath ("Preferences") function only works on the Mac. > > Where do folks put application specific preferences on Windows and LInux? > > Bill Vlahos > _________________ > InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life > information with you, accessible, and secure. > lcTaskList: (http://www.infowallet.com/lctasklist/index.htm) _______________________________________________ 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