Of course asking end users to change permissions on folders is pretty much a non-starter.
Bob S > On Oct 30, 2018, at 07:28 , Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi Matthias, > This is, without any doubt, a permissions issue and definitely nothing to > do with sandboxing. You need to unlock the folder you are saving to. The > recommended form is to have a folder within the preferences folder named > [domain].[appName] (ie, com.mycompany.myapp), and store your prefs files in > there. But you need to make sure that the permissions for both the main > Preferences folder and your app prefs folder are set to read/write for > either 'admin' AND/OR 'user'. Check also the permissions for the pref file > itself. > > The Apple Dev Docs say this about the /Library/Preferences/ folder: > >> You should not create files in this directory yourself. Instead, use the >> NSUserDefaults class or CFPreferences API to get and set preference values >> for your app. > > Use of NSUserDefaults has not yet been set up for LC apps. You should be > okay to write there as long as the permissions are correct. You may have to > use a terminal command to find out for sure what the permissions are or to > change them using chmod or something. > > All the best > > Sean _______________________________________________ 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
