Thanks Gerry. The Android notes aren't so specific about whether the cache folder persists (and no library folder is currently supported) so I was taking 'documents' as the only generic option.
So, it seems that for iOS, the library is the safe, secure, encrypted and backed-up option, whereas for Android it may be cache or else documents - until/unless special folder support is extended. (Did I get that right?) Thanks also for the link to the article on encryption - though that will take a few read-troughs before I start to understand! :-) On 10 Nov 2011, at 11:35, Gerry Orkin wrote: > >> Thanks Andre, I did look at special folders but it appears the only location >> on iOS and Android with read/write access is the 'documents' special folder. > > The iOS release notes list these locations as valid for files: > > home – the (unique) folder containing the application bundle and its > associated data and folders > > documents – the folder in which the application should store any document > data (this folder is backed up by iTunes on sync) > > cache – the folder in which the application should store any transient data > that needs to be preserved between launches (this folder is not backed up by > iTunes on sync) > > library – the folder in which the application can store data of various > types. In particular, data private to the application should be stored in a > folder named with the app's bundle identifier inside library. (this folder is > backed up by iTunes on sync). > > temporary – the folder in which the application should store any temporary > data that is not needed between launches (this folder is not backed up by > iTunes on sync) > >> This seems a bit 'open' for login details - both in terms of accessibility >> and the potential for the file to be deleted. > > Your app is sandboxed. Every iOS app that stores login details stores those > details in one of the valid folders. > >> >> Do I guess correctly that there is then additional LiveCode magic dust (that >> I haven't learned about yet) which can be applied to the files to protect / >> hide / encrypt them when in such a seemingly open folder? :-) > > You files are encrypted (as I recently discovered). Check out this forum > thread: > http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=9468&sid=b17306c823b589abcc24e7954ce81884 > > > > Cheers > > Gerry > > _______________________________________________ > 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
