Mobile write to text file woes

[Bob Sneidar]

That was so good I put it up on facebook. :-)

Bob S


> On Sep 22, 2018, at 14:10 , J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have a little app
>> It works and makes me smile
>> It reads text data in a snap
>> But won't write with "Can't open file"
>> The path is set the same for both
>> The file is in the bundle
>> So why can't I write to the file it reads?
>> Mutter, mumble, grumble, grumble...
> 
> You cannot write inside the app,
> It's neither smart nor shrewd.
> And if you try you'll want to cry
> Because, in fact, you're screwed.
> 
> It matters much what path you use,
> As just a few make sense.
> Write to temp or cache or prefs
> Or also documents.
> 
> I knew a hack who wrote a crack
> And saved it to the bundle.
> His malware failed; it was assailed
> As a very stupid fumble.
> 
> So lend an ear, all ye who hear,
> Do not proceed apace.
> Unless you know where files should go
> You'll end up losing face.
> 
> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay