Standalone Data folder

[Robert Presender]

Hi,
Thanks to all who have helped me with this problem.  I appreciate your 
interest.

I have tried the suggestion of putting a dot(.) before the name of the 
data folder.  It seems to work ok.
I rearranged my initial single stack file which contained the main 
stack and its several subtacks into:

1.  Stack File A (contains only the SplashScreen).

2. Stack File B  contains all the previous substacks (user entries have 
to be saved)

During Distr Build (v1.1.1),  I selected File A as the main stack and 
used .Data (dot Data) as the name of the folder for substacks.

The standalone folder now consists of File A which, when clicked, 
doesn't open  (I then trashed File A) and doubled clicked on File B 
which opened as if it were an appl and entered data.  Upon reopening 
File B my entries were saved.

Haven't been able to get it to work with 2.0 A15 r2.  Will await 2.0 
beta.  Hopefully, 2.0  will have more documentation about the builder.  
Maybe even a tutorial.

Regards ... Bob

On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 04:13  PM, Sarah 
<sarahr at genesearch.com.au> wrote:

> What happens if you rename the Data folder to ".Data"? In OS X, any
> file starting with . is invisible but I don't know if this works with
> folders. As regards the advisability of this, you can still get to
> invisible folders using the "Go to folder" command in the Finder's Go
> menu.
> The best solution would be if Rev 2.0 created proper OS X packets which
> hide everything inside what appears to be an application but is
> actually a folder.
>
> Cheers,
> Sarah
>
> On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 11:03  am, Robert Presender wrote:
>
>>
>> On Monday, December 30, 2002, at 09:01  AM, Rick Harrison wrote:
>>
>>> on 12/30/2002 8:51 AM, Robert Presender at rpresender at earthlink.net
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Using OS 10.2.3
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to make the Data folder(and all its components)
>>>> invisible and only have the app as a result of making a standalone
>>>> for
>>>> Mac and Windows?  Using the procedure of Tip 1 of RR site.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a reason that the Data folder(and components therein) be
>>>> visible?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any insight.
>>>>
>>>> Regards .. Bob
>>>
>>> Bob,
>>>
>>> I'm not sure as to whether or not it matters if the Data folder is
>>> invisible or not.
>>
>> Does the above imply that clicking on the data folder doesn't open the
>> components folder and ability to click on the substacks therein? In my
>> standalones,  I can get down to the substacks in the data folder and
>> enter data but no further action takes place.
>> Am I creating standalones incorrectly?
>>
>>> There is an option that you can use when creating a standalone which
>>> is to check the box for no substacks which eliminates the data 
>>> folder.
>>> You'll only want to do this if you don't have any substacks of 
>>> course.
>>
>> I need the substacks to save data the user enters in the appl.
>>
>>> To make a file invisible for Mac OS X just put a period in front
>>> of the name.
>>
>> Thanks for the tip.
>>
>>> You might like to use a utility like "GhostHunter" to be able to find
>>> your file again.  Or just boot under Mac OS 9.2.2 and look for the
>>> file
>>> name with the period.
>>>
>>> In windows there is a way to do it too, but at this moment I don't
>>> remember
>>> quite how to do it.  If you search the archives you'll probably come
>>> across
>>> it.  It is a fairly common question.
>>
>> Have been searching the archives, but no luck so far.  Will keep
>> looking.
>>
>>  Rick, thanks for your input.
>>
>> Regards ... Bob
>>

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