Standalone Data folder

[Sarah]

What happens if you rename the Data folder to ".Data"? In OS X, any 
file starting with . is invisible but I don't know if this works with 
folders. As regards the advisability of this, you can still get to 
invisible folders using the "Go to folder" command in the Finder's Go 
menu.

The best solution would be if Rev 2.0 created proper OS X packets which 
hide everything inside what appears to be an application but is 
actually a folder.

Cheers,
Sarah

On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 11:03  am, Robert Presender wrote:

>
> On Monday, December 30, 2002, at 09:01  AM, Rick Harrison wrote:
>
>> on 12/30/2002 8:51 AM, Robert Presender at rpresender at earthlink.net 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Using OS 10.2.3
>>>
>>> Is there a way to make the Data folder(and all its components)
>>> invisible and only have the app as a result of making a standalone 
>>> for
>>> Mac and Windows?  Using the procedure of Tip 1 of RR site.
>>>
>>> Is there a reason that the Data folder(and components therein) be
>>> visible?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any insight.
>>>
>>> Regards .. Bob
>>
>> Bob,
>>
>> I'm not sure as to whether or not it matters if the Data folder is
>> invisible or not.
>
> Does the above imply that clicking on the data folder doesn't open the 
> components folder and ability to click on the substacks therein? In my 
> standalones,  I can get down to the substacks in the data folder and 
> enter data but no further action takes place.
> Am I creating standalones incorrectly?
>
>> There is an option that you can use when creating a standalone which
>> is to check the box for no substacks which eliminates the data folder.
>> You'll only want to do this if you don't have any substacks of course.
>
> I need the substacks to save data the user enters in the appl.
>
>> To make a file invisible for Mac OS X just put a period in front
>> of the name.
>
> Thanks for the tip.
>
>> You might like to use a utility like "GhostHunter" to be able to find
>> your file again.  Or just boot under Mac OS 9.2.2 and look for the 
>> file
>> name with the period.
>>
>> In windows there is a way to do it too, but at this moment I don't 
>> remember
>> quite how to do it.  If you search the archives you'll probably come 
>> across
>> it.  It is a fairly common question.
>
> Have been searching the archives, but no luck so far.  Will keep 
> looking.
>
>  Rick, thanks for your input.
>
> Regards ... Bob
>
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