How to save data from standalone?

[Marielle Lange]

Thanks for the input.


>> 1. I thought I had read on this list that custom properties were
>> saved in standalone format that there was no need to create a splash
>> screen to handle this. What did I get wrong?
>
> If you need to save data changes then you need
> separate substacks; or create a splashscreen and use your mainstack as
> a separate substack of it.

But with multiple users, the data of one user gets overwritten by the  
data of another one, no? Sarah's trick of storing the data within the  
package content or some directory presents the same problem if I  
understand correctly, doesn't it? Overwriting the data of one user  
with the ones of another will be a real problem. I am not storing  
preferences, I am storing actual data.

I tried to talk some experienced (non revolution) programmer about  
the file in the package solution. I was told to keep away from that.

Using pathToUsersDocumentsFolder would therefore be a better  
approach, but I don't really want to create a file within this folder  
as the file is in a completely adhoc format that would puzzle anybody  
who come across it.

Eric's solution is the best one, but I have a long list of data to  
save. I did consider it. The problem is that it's is not really  
appropriate to store that amount of data in a preferences file. They  
are not preferences, they are data.

Has anybody ever tried the     User/Library/Application Support        
way? Is there any problem associated with this solution? What's the  
equivalent on a PC? I am not after a quick fix but after a "clean"  
way to do this (compliant with developer's recommendations). I can  
find this info for a mac, but I know little about PCs.

Thanks for your help,
Marielle

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