Writing with standalones

[Ken Norris]

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> Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 00:25:08 -0600
> From: "J. Landman Gay" <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
> Organization: HyperActive Software
> Subject: Re: Writing with standalones

> Right. This would work the same way in Rev. You can make a standalone to
> run the whole business, and a separate data stack that the standalone
> can save data to.
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OK, got it. Thank you.
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>> Should the other stack be a substack? Can I read and write to a substack,
>> (which will be in the same folder, right?)?
> 
> No. The rule is that an application can't save to its own file. A
> substack would be in the same file on disk as the standalone app, so you
> wouldn't be able to save to it. You need a separate stack on disk if you
> want to save data.
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Yes I see, I suspected that.
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>> So what, exactly, would be the "normal" procedure for Windows. Where should
>> I put the folder that contains data stacks and image files?
> 
> Everything can go in one folder, or in any folder grouping you want. It
> is also normal on Windows for all related files to be grouped together
> in the same directory.
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OkeyDokey. That clears it up a bunch. I'm beginning to see the light...

Ken N.