Hi Jim, No. With Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 every user gets their own personal application data folder. This is a special directory where programs are suppose to save their files to. On XP it would let you get away with writing files to c:\Program Files\Kitchensinc but as of Vista and later that isn't really recommended and causes technical issues with Microsoft User Account Control and other newer security software. Instead on Windows 7 the files would go in a directory like c:\Users\Thomas\App Data\Roaming\Kitchens Inc assuming your user name is Thomas. If it is something like Jim, for example, and then the files would go in c:\Users\Jim\App Data\Roaming\Kitchens Inc.
There are ways to have your programs automatically discover the user's local App Data directory so its not very complicated. Just an extra step or two when writing and saving files. Unfortunately, its been about 10 years since I touched VB 6 so am not sure of the correct functions to access the user's local App Data directory off hand. I do know that in VB .NET 2010 its a fairly simple and straight forward process, and it works like a charm with User Account Control. Cheers! On 9/12/12, Jim Kitchen <j...@kitchensinc.net> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > May I ask, when you say save the record scores, log files etc of my games to > the Application Data directory, does that mean to > c:\program files\kitchensinc\data > Or is there some folder some where named Application Data directory? > if it is c:\program files\kitchensinc\data then it is not restricted as > c:\program files\kitchensinc is right? > > BFN > > Jim > > Data, you ARE fully functional, aren't you? > > j...@kitchensinc.net > http://www.kitchensinc.net > (440) 286-6920 > Chardon Ohio USA > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
