Re: Where does LiveCode/Windows store specialFolderPath("Resources") data?

2018-10-03 Thread axwald via use-livecode
Tried in Win 10-64 pro (v1803), both with LC 9.0.1 and 6.7.10, both in IDE and StandAlone. SpecialFolderPath("resources") _is_always_ item 1 to -2 of the effective filename of this stack (assuming slash as itemdel). > I store a data file that is update by > the user in specialFolderPath("

Re: Where does LiveCode/Windows store specialFolderPath("Resources") data?

2018-10-02 Thread Howard Bornstein via use-livecode
That's the result I get when I'm running in the LC environment. That didn't happen with a standalone. The dictionary describes where these files go: "In a standalone, the resources folder where files or folders specified in the Standalone Builder are located." It says your resources go in "the res

Re: Where does LiveCode/Windows store specialFolderPath("Resources") data?

2018-10-02 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
It should report the parent folder of the executable. I just built a test and it works as expected per the dictionary entry for specialFolderPath. Thanks, Brian On Oct 2, 2018, 3:20 PM -0400, Howard Bornstein via use-livecode , wrote: > I'm building a cross-platform app for Mac and Windows. I st

Where does LiveCode/Windows store specialFolderPath("Resources") data?

2018-10-02 Thread Howard Bornstein via use-livecode
I'm building a cross-platform app for Mac and Windows. I store a data file that is update by the user in specialFolderPath("Resources"). On the Mac, I know where this is and can even view it, using the Show Package command from the Finder. One thing that is clear with the Mac is that this data fil