AW: Where to put on windows an option file accessable for all users?

[Tiemo Hollmann TB]

Thanks Mike fort he hint
Tiemo


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Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Mike Bonner
Gesendet: Dienstag, 7. Juli 2015 14:47
An: How to use LiveCode
Betreff: Re: Where to put on windows an option file accessable for all users?

you might try specialfolderpath("0x0023") which is the common app data folder. (app data for all users).  I can't test on xp.  On vista/7 the directory is c:\ProgramData On xp it should be c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData

You'll probably want to create a subfolder for your app of course.

On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 4:30 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolbook at kestner.de>
wrote:

> Thank you for your helpful thoughts.
>
> How would I differentiate the access to these two different option sets?
> On a private computer where the user usually is logged in as an admin 
> I would have to offer both option sets. In a school, depending on the 
> log-in the appropriate options. But I never have seen a chance in 
> LiveCode to ask for the user privileges (on Win and Mac) to be able to differentiate it.
> How is this usually be done?
> Tiemo
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im 
> Auftrag von Peter TB Brett
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 7. Juli 2015 12:17
> An: How to use LiveCode
> Betreff: Re: Where to put on windows an option file accessable for all 
> users?
>
> On 2015-07-07 11:08, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > hmmm, never thought about that it could be a design fault.
> >
> > Beside real user based options I keep some general options in my 
> > option file, like the path to video files, or a flag if the software 
> > should look automatically for updates. If I think about schools, 
> > where different users can log in the same computer, that’s why I 
> > wanted to keep one option file for all users.
> >
> > But if I follow your hint, I would have to split this option file 
> > into an "admin-options-file", which is only accessible for the admin 
> > and a "user-options-file", which is stored in the user files.
> >
> > Would you agree to this approach or do you see a chance to keep a 
> > single options file which works in multi-user environments as on a 
> > private single-user computer?
>
> Yes, that would be exactly the way I would recommend to structure things.
> You could think of it as follows:
>
> 1. Settings that relate to the way the program is installed on the 
> system (e.g. the video files' path, or whether to install updates) -- 
> these are the "per-system" settings and should be controlled by the 
> administrator only.
>
> 2. Settings that relate to the way the program is used (e.g. "enable 
> the colour scheme for colour-blind users") -- these are the "per-user"
> settings and should be controlled (and stored) by each user.
>
> It is sometimes a little bit difficult to think about at first.
> However, dividing the settings in this way means that one user can't 
> mess things up for another user, or interfere with settings that the 
> system administrator has put in for a good reason. :-)
>
> The separation of "user" and "system" settings is the recommended way 
> to structure things on most systems nowadays, especially Windows and Linux.
>
> Don't forget that when you have a single-user computer, you can just 
> treat it as a multi-user computer with one user!
>
>                                 Peter
>
> --
> Dr Peter Brett <peter.brett at livecode.com> LiveCode Engine Development 
> Team
>
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