"Save" on Linux, not on Mac, Win
J. Landman Gay
jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Mon Dec 5 20:38:17 EST 2005
Alex Tweedly wrote:
> 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.
>
It's very likely, actually. Player ships with secure mode turned on by
default, for the protection of the user. I was about to suggest exactly
what you said.
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