Thanks Graham, I am testing this but I don't have a Windows box (yet) so I can only test on Parallels in Windows XP but the results do look promising. Problem is I need to know for sure.
Thanks again Tom -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com mcgra...@mac.com On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:13 PM, Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> wrote: > I think it's OK if you haven't got a sandbox situation to deal with, but I'm > not 100% sure - but a quick experiment would prove it. I can do this, but not > right now, so maybe it's better to experiment yourself. > > Cheers > > Graham > > On 28 Feb 2013, at 18:57, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > >> Graham, >> >> Thanks for the reply.I was looking at the preferences or documents folder >> due to permission issues but I am just not sure if I use my apps Support >> folder if another application can write to it? Or is the support folder able >> to be accessed from both apps? Do you know? >> >> Thanks >> >> Tom >> >> -- Tom McGrath III >> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com >> mcgra...@mac.com >> >> On Feb 28, 2013, at 12:45 PM, Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Tom, unless I've misunderstood what you need, why not use the >>> specialFolderPath("support") path? These are paths that can be written to >>> by an application on both platforms. It's easy to see what the path >>> actually is, so you can tell the low level application. I'm using this >>> approach for somewhere to put a data stack (a stack that can be saved at >>> runtime) on a two-platform app and it works for me. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Graham >>> On 28 Feb 2013, at 18:32, Thomas McGrath III wrote: >>> >>>> I am working on a cross-platform (Mac/Windows) app and I had to hire out >>>> for a low level application to be written that will trap 'all' key events >>>> on both platforms. Pretty straight forward. It timestamps and writes the >>>> key or keys that were hit out to a file that I in turn look for changes to >>>> from within LC. The key trapper will have it's own installer and I need to >>>> tell it where to write to before it is built. >>>> >>>> My question is where is the best place to write this file to on a Mac? on >>>> a PC? >>>> >>>> I am not going through the Mac App store but I don't want to run into >>>> problems with permissions etc. once deployed. >>>> >>>> >>>> I am searching online now but there is a lot of gobble goop that is not >>>> pertinent. >>>> >>>> Any help or ideas are appreciated. >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> -- Tom McGrath III >>>> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com >>>> mcgra...@mac.com >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
