"Save" on Linux, not on Mac, Win

Alex Tweedly alex at tweedly.net
Mon Dec 5 20:14:08 EST 2005


Jerry Muelver wrote:

> My first Rev app, being developed on Linux with Rev 2.2.1, saves and 
> reads a data file. On Windows XP, with Dreamcard Player running the 
> stack, the program goes through the motions of saving when called to, 
> but nothing gets saved. On Mac, with Player, the file gets saved, but 
> can't be opened by the program -- "answer file" dialog shows the file 
> grayed out, and not selectable. I use "ask file" to SaveAs originally, 
> direct "open file" for in-progress saves, and "answer file" to open or 
> re-open the file.
>
Doesn't seem likely, but ...

In the Player, are you sure you are running in non-secure mode ?

The Player, by default, is in secure mode, and cannot write to the disk 
or access the network. The preferences are available by clicking the 
RunRev logo at top right of the window.

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