Getting a *standalone* to read & write to/from text file?

[Alex Tweedly]

Steve Bonham wrote:

> So-- when I'm asking for the filename of this stack to be put into 
> MyPathWay I can'd depend upon an absolute pathway- because of OS 
> differences? Would using a relative pathway instead be wiser? If so 
> how would I write that?

You should be able to (that's why my reply started "I don't think this 
is the answer, ...")

It's not, by any chance, in a sub-stack is it ?   The filename of a 
substack will be empty - but you can use "the effective filename of this 
stack" to get around that. And if it's in the Rev/Dreamcard Player, then 
its filename will be empty even if it's a main stack. And if it's run 
from RevOnline, then again the filename is empty .... but for a 
standalone I thought it ought to give you the full path to the 
application (and it does for me, Rev 2.5 on Win, standalone on Win).

Might be worth exploring a bit to see if there's a bug there that needs 
reported.

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