Storing and saving a setting in a stand alone

[Richard Gaskin]

Kay C Lan wrote:

> This problem comes up when those new to programming and/or LC follow an
> example How-To that doesn't work for all platforms and/or goes against OS
> guidelines. Saving User Data is a basic app requirement, the example given
> should work on ALL platforms.
>
> IMO if the How-To example used one of the many other options, but one that
> works on ALL platforms, then we'd get less 'How do I save User Data
> questions'. Certainly less than 'How do I save my App and User Data in a
> single location and still have it work'.

I'd like to flag that for revision once the new Community Documentation 
Team starts their work - can you tell me where I can find it?  Is it in 
the User Guide or somewhere else?

while we're at it, it may be good to expand that from a simple old-world 
HC-style save-the-data-in-the-UI example into something more modern that 
factors UI from data.

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  Richard Gaskin
  LiveCode Community Manager
  richard at livecode.org