Where to store read/write files on multi-user systems

[Pierre Sahores]

Le 4 juin 04, à 16:19, Trevor DeVore a écrit :

> Scenario:
> An application which consists of the following parts -
> 1) Revolution executable
> 2) Revolution stack for storing global user information (read/write)
> 3) Valentina Database (read/write)
> 4) Revolution stack for storing user preferences (read/write)
>
Hello Trevor,

In my idea, the most secure way to get your project up would be to set 
up this all as a work for Apache + a TCP sockets driven application 
server (coded in Rev, Python or Java) connected to an ACID compliant 
database server (PostgreSQL, FireBird, Sybase, Oracle,...) where the 
Rev's client-side apps would have to act as  browsers of the 
server-side stuff. Any other way will need lots more coding for less 
usable results (availaibility, concurrents accesses, TCO).
>
> Problem:
> Where is the best place to store files with different requirements?  
> Some should be read/writable by just the user, others by every user 
> who uses your application.
>
>
> Here is what I have come up with and I am looking for feedback on this 
> (more appropriate place to store things, etc.).  These use folders 
> which are accessible using specialFolderPath or are located where the 
> application was installed by the user.
>
> Windows XP/2000
> * User specific preference files (4 in my list above)- C:/Documents 
> and Settings/USERNAME/Application Data/MYAPP
> specialFolderPath(26)
> * Shared files writable by everyone (2 and 3)- C:/Documents and 
> Settings/All Users/Application Data/MYAPP
> specialFolderPath(35)
>
> Windows 98/ME
> * User specific preference files (4)- C:/WINDOWS/Application Data/MYAPP
> specialFolderPath(26)
> * Everything else- C:/Program Files/MYAPP (basically the location 
> where the user installs the app)
>
> Mac OS X
> * User specific preference files (4)- 
> /Users/USERNAME/Library/Preferences/MYAPP
> specialFolderPath("pref")
> * Shared files writable by everyone (2 and 3)- /Users/Shared/MYAPP
> specialFolderPath("sdat")
>
> Mac OS 9
> * User specific preference files (4)- OS 9:System Folder/Preferences
> specialFolderPath("pref")
> * Shared files writable by everyone (2 and 3)- Location where 
> application is installed.
>
>
> -- 
> Trevor DeVore
> Blue Mango Multimedia
> trevor at mangomultimedia.com
>
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