Cross Platform Preference File (REALbasic getting started Mailinglist archive)
Back to the thread list
Previous thread: Documentation Errors/The RB "Neverending Story"
Next thread: Re: Mysterious Window Appearance & SQL error
| Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 29.05.04 04:07 (Fri, 28 May 2004 23:07:08 -0400) |
| From: Jay Rimalrick |
|
What is the easiest was to create a preference file for a cross platform program? Is there a simple way to have it work on all platforms or do I need to do a separate exception for each platform?
Thanks, Jay ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at 1st.net _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> |
| Re: Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 29.05.04 14:19 (Sat, 29 May 2004 09:19:42 -0400) |
| From: Brad Rhine |
|
On May 28, 2004, at 11:07 PM, Jay Rimalrick wrote:
> What is the easiest was to create a preference file for a cross > platform program? Is there a simple way to have it work on all > platforms or do I need to do a separate exception for each platform? Define your own format and it will work on all platforms. XML is a good choice. |
| Re: Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 29.05.04 16:38 (Sat, 29 May 2004 11:38:57 -0400) |
| From: Charles Yeomans |
|
On May 28, 2004, at 11:07 PM, Jay Rimalrick wrote: > What is the easiest was to create a preference file for a cross > platform program? Is there a simple way to have it work on all > platforms or do I need to do a separate exception for each platform? > I wrote an article on this for a recent issue of REALbasic Developer magazine. You could order the issue from <http://www.rbdeveloper.com/>. -------------- Charles Yeomans _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> |
| Re: Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 29.05.04 15:31 (Sat, 29 May 2004 10:31:06 -0400) |
| From: Lars Jensen |
|
> What is the easiest was to create a preference file for a cross platform
> program? Is there a simple way to have it work on all platforms or do I need > to do a separate exception for each platform? Make it a text file, and use ReadLine to read it in. See http://ljensen.com/utool for an example. lj _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> |
| Re: Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 30.05.04 04:15 (Sat, 29 May 2004 23:15:52 -0400) |
| From: Jay Rimalrick |
|
I'm sorry I was not more clear, my question about a cross platform preference
file was more concerned with the file path. I'm not sure if I am going to make an installer for my program, if I was i would simply put it in the folder that my program was created in. However, if I let the user drag the program where they like, they may put it on their desktop and then the preference file would be on the desktop. I know the mac keeps preference files in the preferences folder. However I don't really know where windows standardly keeps their preference files. I don't think there is a place. I was just wondering if realbasic offered a simply way to write preference files in a standard place despite the platform. Thanks for any input, Jay ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at 1st.net _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> |
| Re: Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 30.05.04 04:17 (Sat, 29 May 2004 22:17:36 -0500) |
| From: Jonathan Johnson |
|
On May 29, 2004, at 10:15 PM, Jay Rimalrick wrote: > I'm sorry I was not more clear, my question about a cross platform > preference > file was more concerned with the file path. I'm not sure if I am > going to make > an installer for my program, if I was i would simply put it in the > folder that my > program was created in. However, if I let the user drag the program > where > they like, they may put it on their desktop and then the preference > file would > be on the desktop. > > I know the mac keeps preference files in the preferences folder. > However I > don't really know where windows standardly keeps their preference > files. I > don't think there is a place. I was just wondering if realbasic > offered a simply > way to write preference files in a standard place despite the platform. Take a look at the "PreferencesFolder" function. On Linux, prepend a "." to the beginning of the name as well, since the Preferences Folder is the user's home directory, and that's just "The Way It Is™" HTH, Jon |
| Re: Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 30.05.04 07:59 (Sun, 30 May 2004 07:59:13 +0100) |
| From: Ian Mann |
|
On Sunday, May 30, 2004, at 04:15 am, Jay Rimalrick wrote: > I'm sorry I was not more clear, my question about a cross platform > preference > file was more concerned with the file path. I'm not sure if I am > going to make > an installer for my program, if I was i would simply put it in the > folder that my > program was created in. However, if I let the user drag the program > where > they like, they may put it on their desktop and then the preference > file would > be on the desktop. > > I know the mac keeps preference files in the preferences folder. > However I > don't really know where windows standardly keeps their preference > files. I > don't think there is a place. I was just wondering if realbasic > offered a simply > way to write preference files in a standard place despite the platform. > > Thanks for any input, > Jay > You may not want to ship with a preference file : You could : set up all your prefences as properties in your app. On start up look for the preferences file in your app : (In the App open event) dim f as folderItem dim t as textInputStream dim a as String f 1referencesFolder.child(PrefFileName) if f <> nil then if f.exists then t O.openAsTextFile if t <> nil then 'Read Prefs here ( UserName 1.readLine) etc else defaultPrefs end if else defaultPrefs end if else defaultPrefs end if So if you cant find/read the prefs file you set them to defaults. UserName sArchibald P Finkelstein" The in your app close event you can have dim f as folderItem dim t as textoutputStream f 6referencesFolder.child(PrefFileName) if f <> nil then t O.createtextFile if t <> nil then etc (t.writeLine UserName) plus all associated end ifs. You basically need three methods : ReadPrefs (Open) DefaultPrefs (If read prefs doesn't work) WritePrefs (Close) Good Luck and Best Regards Ian _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> |
| Re: Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 30.05.04 05:26 (Sun, 30 May 2004 00:26:27 -0400) |
| From: Lars Jensen |
|
> Take a look at the "PreferencesFolder" function. On Linux, prepend a
> "." to the beginning of the name as well, since the Preferences Folder > is the user's home directory, and that's just "The Way It Is." Prepend a "." to the name of the preference file? lj _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> |
| Re: Cross Platform Preference File |
| Date: 30.05.04 13:02 (Sun, 30 May 2004 07:02:37 -0500) |
| From: Jonathan Johnson |
|
On May 29, 2004, at 11:26 PM, Lars Jensen wrote: >> Take a look at the "PreferencesFolder" function. On Linux, prepend a >> "." to the beginning of the name as well, since the Preferences Folder >> is the user's home directory, and that's just "The Way It Is." > > Prepend a "." to the name of the preference file? Yes, on Linux. For example, .bash_rc, .ssh, .java, .Xauthority, etc. If you're at a Linux box, just launch a terminal, type "cd ~", then "ls -a", and note that all of your preferences for that user are there. HTH, Jon |
Links
MBS Filemaker Plugins - Bilder aus Nickenich