Thanks Graham, but we decided to go ahead with the support folder for now and see haw it works out.
thanks again tom -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com mcgra...@mac.com On Mar 1, 2013, at 11:44 AM, Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
