Hi Richard,
Ok, I’ll try an upgrade to 8.1.4 RC2 to see if that works,
and then get back to you.
Thanks,
Rick
> On May 13, 2017, at 11:15 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> Rick Harrison wrote:
>
> >> On May 12, 2017, at 10:40 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> >>
> >> put specialFolderPath("temporary")
> >
> > Hi Richard,
> >
> > It returns blank.
> >
> > So now what?
>
> That value is either accurate or inaccurate. Either way, it seems a bug - the
> question is, where?
>
> If accurate, it would appear there's something very unusual about your OS
> config, since temp files are a common necessity in modern OSes.
>
> If inaccurate, it would appear to be a bug in LC 8.1.4 RC1.
>
> Have you tried that in 8.1.4 RC2?
> http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/
>
> If the problem is repeatable with the latest build you might want to file a
> bug report on that.
>
> FWIW, testing both LC 8.1.4 RC2 and 9.0 DP6 I get a valid path to my system's
> temp folder.
>
> --
> Richard Gaskin
> Fourth World Systems
> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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