Persistence options in standalones

[Richard Gaskin]

Mick Collins wrote:
> I know data can be saved, changed, appended to, etc in text files and  
> stacks from standalones, but are there any options for having  
> persistent data in standalones that do not require additional files?   

Not if you want that data to be modified.  Modern OSes generally prevent 
executables from modifying themselves at runtime.

If you're deploying exclusively to OS X you can conceal that you're 
using a separate file by putting it in the bundle.  But for anything 
else, the OS says 'no".

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