Access to ~/Library on OSX

[Peter Haworth]

Don't know if that works or not but I need people to be able to open
databases anywhere on their computer, not just in ~/Library.
Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>



On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Bob Sneidar <bobs at twft.com> wrote:

> Can't you use the form:
>
> answer file "Choose a file..." with "~/Library Application Support/"
>
> You can use with filter to filter the files you can pick I think.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Chris Sheffield wrote:
>
> > Ah, okay. That makes sense. And yes, I can see where that would be
> useful. In fact, I've had to open a sqlite database from there in the past.
> My solution was to add ~/Library to my Favorites in the Finder, making it
> easy to access that location from any open file dialog. But like you say,
> that may not be practical to require your users to do that.
> >
> > So other than going the shell route, I'm not really sure how else you
> could do it. Maybe someone else can comment...
> >
> >
> > On Jun 29, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Chris,
> >> I guess that would do it - there is a terminal command to allow/deny
> access
> >> to ~/Library.
> >>
> >> To answer your question, the application in question is my SQLiteAdmin
> db
> >> admin program for SQLite databases. I had a user who wanted to browse a
> >> database that was in his ~/Library/ApplicationSupport folder.
> >>
> >> Also see my later note to this.  I'm think my application should support
> >> drag/drop opening of databases.
> >>
> >> Pete
> >> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Chris Sheffield <cmsheffield at me.com
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm not sure this is possible, unless you can run some sort of shell
> >>> command before displaying the dialog.
> >>>
> >>> Just out of curiosity, why are you wanting a user to open a file from
> that
> >>> location anyway? Isn't it considered "off limits" by the OS. Thus the
> >>> reason it's hidden. ;-)
> >>>
> >>> Chris
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Chris Sheffield
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Jun 29, 2012, at 1:27 PM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I know all the standard ways to get to ~/Library but just came across
> >>>> another - how do I get ~/Library to show up in the Open File dialog
> box?
> >>>> This will be on a customers computer so I can't ask them permanently
> >>>> unhide the folder.
> >>>> Pete
> >>>> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
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