Hi, Everything works fine now.
Thanks a lot. Ch. Lachat > Le 11 sept. 2020 à 09:52, Jimmieson, Phil via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> a écrit : > > Hi Charles, > if this is on a Mac, it’s a security feature - apps cannot access folders > outside of their own bundle unless the user explicitly grants permission. If > you add an "answer folder” command to your program, and ask the user to > select folder B, then your app will be granted access to it and everything > will work as it should. > > Downloaded apps (even if you download them in a zip file) are flagged as > being insecure and are not allowed to access your Mac’s filesystem. > > I had this problem with an app of mine. An alternative approach I took there > was to put folders of required supporting files into the app’s own bundle - > using the standalone builder’s copy files tab. Apps are allowed to access > files in their own bundle (but should not change them if your app is > digitally signed). > > -- > Phil Jimmieson > University of Liverpool, Computer Science Department > Ashton Bldg, Ashton Street, Liverpool. L69 3BX > 0151 795 4236 > > On 10 Sep 2020, at 23:33, Charles Lachat via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > A friend has accepted to test my new desktop app. I upload the app to dropbox > and send a link, by e-mail, to my friend. > > My app is in a folder "A" containing : > > ** the app > ** a folder "B" containing several text files the app needs > > The folder "A" is zipped before uploading. > > After downloading (friend side) and unzipping, all the files are there but > the app behaves as if there were no folder "B". > > Most of the time. > > What am I doing wrong ? Any idee ? > > > > > Thanks > Charles Lachat > > =========== > iMac 2019 > macOS 10.14 > Livecode 9.6.0 > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto: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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
