Check for first run

[Gerry]

Check for a local file - if it isn't there you can be sure that it is the first time the app has been launched. After you ask your user your questions, write the file. On subsequent launches when you check for the file...it's there, so skip the questions.

So on openstack do:


put specialfolderpath ("documents") & "/" &"firstlaunch.txt" into pathToLaunchFile
if there is not a file pathToLaunchFile then 
askYouQuestions
set the defaultFolder to specialFolderPath("Documents")
put "1" into URL (("file:firstlaunch.txt"))
else
doSomethingElse
end if

Gerry




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On Sunday, 17 April 2011 at 4:42 PM, Maarten Koopmans wrote: 
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a best practice for checking if the application is on a
> first run for a standalone(especially one that will go to an App store
> eventually)?
> 
> I simply need to ask the user a few questions on first run (and set up
> a sqlite db).
> 
> Best, Maarten
> 
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