>I am looking for a suitable folder for use with Windows, one which >would be on all systems.
How about the folder containing your Revolution app? get the effective fileName of me set the itemDelimiter to "/" put yourPreferenceFileName into item -1 of it if there is not a file it then beep answer "Please install the file,"&"e&yourPreferenceFileName"e&&"in my folder and try again." close this stack exit preopenStack end if Then it doesn't matter what the folder name or folder path is or whether you're installed on drive C or drive W...just specify the app & the preferences file must reside in the same folder. My rewrite of SDB from HyperTalk to Transcript began life storing full path names to databases. It tested fine on my static platform; but as I got to the end of testing and began to consider packaging & deployment, it quickly became evident that that design was vulnerable to failing if the db, the mainstack, and/or the folder they resided in were moved. Placing individual files and/or folders in the same folder as the main app frees one from having to deal with these issues. Frankly, it annoys me to have to open an Attachments folder inside a Eudora folder inside my System folder to retrieve attachments. Why couldn't Eudora put the attachment in the main Eudora folder I already have open (or in an Attachments folder in that folder)? Suppose your Mac app is installed on one hard drive and later moved to another drive or partition, or the name of the drive or one of the folders in the path is changed. Yes, specialFolderpath can still find your Preferences file; but if your user buys a new computer and loads your app from its current computer instead of reinstalling from scratch, will they know to move the Preferences file? Think relative! However, if you feel the above is just fooleshness, the Rev Dictionary gives you these choices for specialFolderpath: For Windows systems: Desktop: For icons on the desktop System: For system components Start: For items in the Start menu Documents: For user documents Fonts: For font storage Temporary: For storage of temporary files From this list, I would suggest Documents if the Preferences file is permanent, or Temporary if it is created at runtime & deleted at program shutdown. -- Rob Cozens CCW, Serendipity Software Company http://www.oenolog.com/who.htm "And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three; Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee." from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631) _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution