ini file question on the Mac

[Phil Davis]

Hi Mark,

mfstuart wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> Yes, I need to store preferences for an application on any of the Mac OS
> versions.
> This application is a single user standalone application.
> So I would need to know the path and filename extension for this preferences
> file.
>   

In Rev, this should give it to you:

  put specialFolderPath("Preferences") "/appPrefs" into tMyPrefsFile
 
AFAIK, any (or no) file extension can be used... but there may be a 
preferred extension that I'm ignorant of. You might take a look in the 
folder whose path is returned and see what is used by others.

Also, Ken Ray has a very nice list of specialFolderPath() values that 
will take you pretty much wherever you want to go in the OS:

http://sonsothunder.com/devres/revolution/tips/file010.htm

HTH -
Phil Davis

> On Windows, I would typically put this preferences file in the same folder
> as the executable.
> Filename: appname.ini
> Would I assume the same on Mac?
> Filename: appname.???  --this is where I need the correct filename extension
> for the Mac OS.
>
> Regards,
> Mark Stuart
>
>
>
> Mark Schonewille-3 wrote:
>   
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> This is not the right question. What do you want to achieve?
>>
>> Do you want to store user settings? Do so in a preferences file in ~/ 
>> user/library/preferences.
>>
>> Do you want tweak how the OS deals with your standalone? Plist might  
>> be your friend.
>>
>> Want to store some default settings for when the application is  
>> launched for the first time? Why not simply a custom property?
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Mark Schonewille
>>
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>> On 11 aug 2008, at 17:47, mfstuart wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Please excuse my Mac ignorance as I'm a totally Windows guy, but...
>>>
>>> As is an ini file for a Windows application, so is a ??? file on the  
>>> Mac OS.
>>> Could someone help me by "filling in" the ??? blank for the Mac OS?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Mark Stuart
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