Re: Revlet default folder
Kevin Stallibrass wrote:
I feel that a better place for the default folder is the
temporary internet files folder so that when this folder is emptied via the
web browser, my files will be removed at the same time.
Trouble is, I've no idea of a global path I could use which would work on
all supported browsers/OS's - is there one?
Forgot to answer this. The Rev function specialFolderPath("temporary")
will return what you want in both standalones and Revlets. On OS X it is:
/Users//Library/Caches/TemporaryItems
On Windows XP:
C:/Documents and Settings//Local Settings/Temp
Or if you want a file name rather than a folder, use the tempName()
function. It returns a path and a guaranteed unique file name for a
temporary file. The actual file name will vary depending on the OS, the
files already in the temp folder, and some other things, but it will
always point to the OS-approved location with a unique name tacked on.
On my machine, in OS X, I get:
/private/var/folders/lK/lKqfANrEKa6m7q-jKrtU++TI/TemporaryItems/tmp0
And on WinXP:
C:/Documents and Settings//Local Settings/Temp/tmp2
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Re: Revlet default folder
Kevin Stallibrass wrote: I have saved one of my rev programs for the web. The program stores some preferences in a .txt file in the default folder next to the app. When saving for the web and putting the revlet on my webserver, the app still works correctly but I've noticed that the default folder now becomes the desktop storing the .txt file there. This seems to be a Windows thing. On Mac OS X the defaultfolder is: ~/Library/Application Support/RunRev/revWebPlayer -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Revlet default folder
Don't thank me, its not my work..I find the resources at Sons of Thunder very useful myself 2009/7/31 Kevin Stallibrass : > > Thanks a million Martin this was more info than I expected and most welcome. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Revlet default folder
Thanks a million Martin this was more info than I expected and most welcome. I normally create a separate folder for such files but the point is that the default folder in runrev studio is always the same folder that contains the app (unless you change it) With rev media 4, building for the web, the default appears to be the desktop of the machine that downloads & displays the revlet within a web browser Also in answer to Ricks' question, sorry but I'm not using an OSX Server, this is just a standard web service (running on Unix) the revlets are viewed on a web browser using the rev-web plug in Regards Kevin Stallibrass >Martin Blackman wrote: >check out this link for info on folder paths >http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/revolution/tips/file010.htm >Even for a desktop app its not normally considered good practice to >save prefs to the same directory as the app ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Revlet default folder
Hi Martin, That is quite a list! Rick On Jul 30, 2009, at 6:44 AM, Martin Blackman wrote: check out this link for info on folder paths http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/revolution/tips/file010.htm Even for a desktop app its not normally considered good practice to save prefs to the same directory as the app ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Revlet default folder
check out this link for info on folder paths http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/revolution/tips/file010.htm Even for a desktop app its not normally considered good practice to save prefs to the same directory as the app > > Trouble is, I've no idea of a global path I could use which would work on > all supported browsers/OS's - is there one? > > > > Regards > > Kevin Stallibrass > > ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Revlet default folder
Hi Kevin, Are you using your own Mac OS X server with the revlet? If so, how did you set it up to work? Is there any documentation on how to do that? Thanks, Rick On Jul 29, 2009, at 7:57 PM, Kevin Stallibrass wrote: I have saved one of my rev programs for the web. The program stores some preferences in a .txt file in the default folder next to the app. When saving for the web and putting the revlet on my webserver, the app still works correctly but I've noticed that the default folder now becomes the desktop storing the .txt file there. This happens on both mac with safari and XP with IE (I've not tried any other combinations). This is great because a standard rev app will still work correctly with no alterations but I feel I'm likely to annoy a lot of users by cluttering up their desktop. I feel that a better place for the default folder is the temporary internet files folder so that when this folder is emptied via the web browser, my files will be removed at the same time. Trouble is, I've no idea of a global path I could use which would work on all supported browsers/OS's - is there one? Regards Kevin Stallibrass ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution __ Rick Harrison You can buy my $10 music album "Funny Time Machine" digital CD on the iTunes Store Now! To visit the iTunes Store now to listen to samples of my CD please click on the following link. (Please note you must have iTunes installed on your computer for this link to work.) http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=213668290 ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Revlet default folder
I have saved one of my rev programs for the web. The program stores some preferences in a .txt file in the default folder next to the app. When saving for the web and putting the revlet on my webserver, the app still works correctly but I've noticed that the default folder now becomes the desktop storing the .txt file there. This happens on both mac with safari and XP with IE (I've not tried any other combinations). This is great because a standard rev app will still work correctly with no alterations but I feel I'm likely to annoy a lot of users by cluttering up their desktop. I feel that a better place for the default folder is the temporary internet files folder so that when this folder is emptied via the web browser, my files will be removed at the same time. Trouble is, I've no idea of a global path I could use which would work on all supported browsers/OS's - is there one? Regards Kevin Stallibrass ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
