I'm using Parallels as well, but I do have Windows 7 as well as XP if you want me to look into it.
Graham On 28 Feb 2013, at 19:21, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
