AW: Where to write application data

[Tiemo Hollmann TB]

Hello,

beside some preference files I have 8GB of video data for my application to
install. The videos can't be stored in a user folder, they have to be
accessible for all users. Because I am really not a Mac user or even
developer, so I didn't find the correct place for my videos on a Mac up to
now. Up to OS X 10.6 I stored the videos in
/library/preferences/MyCompany/Videos/ Then Apple restricted the user
permission to this directory, so I stored the videos in
/applications/MyCompany/Videos. This works up to now, though I know, that
this isn't a good style and people told me not to do that, but nobody could
point me a better place. Would "/Library/Application
Support/MyCompany/MyAppBundleID/" also be the best place for 8GB of video
data, though it aren't "prefence files" or where would you store this kind
of data?

Any hints very welcome.

Tiemo Hollmann


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im
Auftrag
> von Igor de Oliveira Couto
> Gesendet: Freitag, 7. Juni 2013 11:18
> An: How to use LiveCode
> Betreff: Re: Where to write application data
> 
> On 06/06/2013, at 12:40 PM, Devin Asay <devin_asay at byu.edu> wrote:
> 
> > For desktop applications, where can our applications legally write to
for
> the three main OS's? I'm not talking about sandboxing for Mac App Store
> apps, just the normal place for writing application files.
> 
> Hello, Devin,
> 
> Not very long ago, I had the same question, and several users contributed
> their knowledge and experience in the different platforms, helping me
> compile an answer:
> 
> QUESTION: Where do folks put application-specific preferences on Mac,
> Windows and Linux?
> 
> The answer I compiled from all replies and pointers received was:
> 
> 1) MacOS X Prefs Location:
> specialFolderPath("Home") & "/Library/Application
> Support/MyCompany/MyAppBundleID/" - - Apple requires you to use the
> application's bundle id for the *folder name*
> 
> 2) Windows Prefs Location:
> specialFolderPath("0x001a") & "/MyApp/"
> 
> 3) Linux Prefs Location:
> there does not seem to be a 'standard', but several programs seem to take
> the approach of creating a hidden folder in the user's home directory -
> specialFolderPath("Home") & "/.myapp/"
> 
> 4) iOS Prefs Location:
> specialFolderPath("library") & "/MyAppBundleID/" - Apple requires you to
> use the application's bundle id for the *folder name*
> 
> 5) Android Prefs Location:
> specialFolderPath("documents")
> 
> The information above will help you find or create the appropriate
> directory in which to save your *preferences* file. If you want to save
> *documents*, or other support files, the location may vary.
> 
> Lastly, in regards to the naming of the preferences file: it seems the
> preferences file itself can be called pretty much anything you want, as
> there do not seem to be any strict guidelines in any current platform.
> 
> I hope this information helps!
> 
> 
> --
> Igor Couto
> Sydney, Australia
> 
> 
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