checking removable drives

[Chipp Walters]

OK,

I'm caught up now and get what you're doing. Sorry for wasting bandwidth 
on the list.

You're right, using an environment variable can help manage the user 
prefs. Overall, I like the idea of just putting stuff in the same folder 
as the app, for portability reasons. But, it does present a bit more 
complicated situation for debugging/supporting an app where prefs can be 
stored in multiple places.

FWIW, all my apps use the same altSplash startup screen engine, which 
automatically downloads the mainstack to the proper user folder (Mac and 
PC). In that way, the .exe is portable, as long as you have a 
connection. But, it doesn't store prefs with the .exe. Hmmm. Might be a 
good idea!

-Chipp

Richard Gaskin wrote:

> Keeping our focus on the goal of writing portable apps (that is, apps 
> that can run self-contained on a removable device without leaving 
> anything on the host machine), the problem could be defined not as "Are 
> we on a removable drive?"  but "Can we write to our own program folder?"