Special Folders for Mac OS

jamirokwai · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:08 am

Hi there,

today, my App was rejected to be added to the Mac App Store because of using the wrong folders for data...
My suggestion is, to add some functions for PB / Mac OS X which will return these strings:

~/Library/Application Support/<app-identifier>
this may be examined this way: GetHomeDirectory() + "/Library/Application Support/" + AppName$ ; e.g. de.quadworks.reisekosten

For Images, Music, and Movies you may use these folders:
~/Pictures/<app-identifier>
~/Music/<app-identifier>
~/Movies/<app-identifier>

On Windows, the appropriate locations are also needed sometimes, I assume ;-)

J. Baker · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:35 am

There already is. Just run this simple line in PureBasic...

Code:

Result$ = GetHomeDirectory()
Debug Result$

But make sure you use the company name and app name if you plan to have more then one app.

Code:

GetHomeDirectory() + "/Library/Application Support/Quadworks/Reisekosten/"

That is if your company name is "quadworks" and your app name is "reisekosten".

ts-soft · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:38 am

J. Baker wrote:

Code:

GetHomeDirectory() + "/Library/Application Support/Quadworks/Reisekosten/"

All results of directoryfunctions in pb ending with a Slash or Backslash :wink:

Code:

GetHomeDirectory() + "Library/Application Support/Quadworks/Reisekosten/"

This should correct.

Greetings - Thomas

jamirokwai · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:54 am

Hi,

yes. I knew, you could add the Library/Application Support/ yourself.
But one native command for all OS would be a nice to have feature.
I am coding on my Mac, and the Windows-exe is more like a "waste product"
as it is possible to compile in a small amount of time.

If you have a command giving back the correct position of data, music,
photo, movie-folder on every os, this would reduce CompilerIfs as they
are present in my Reisekosten-project. Currently, I have to do this:

Code:

CompilerSelect #PB_Compiler_OS
  CompilerCase #PB_OS_Windows : Global DatenOrdner$ = GetHomeDirectory() + "quadWorks Reisekosten/"
  CompilerCase #PB_OS_MacOS
    Global DatenOrdner$ = GetHomeDirectory() + "Library/Application Support/quadWorks Reisekosten/"
    Global DokumenteOrdner$ = GetHomeDirectory() + "Documents"
  CompilerCase #PB_OS_Linux   : Global DatenOrdner$ = GetHomeDirectory() + "documents/quadWorks Reisekosten/"
CompilerEndSelect

Instead I would have to to this:

Code:

Global DatenOrdner$ = GetSettingsDirectory() + "quadWorks Reisekosten"
Global DokumenteOrdner$ = GetDocumentsDirectory()

I am not sure, where exactly the Documents lie under Windows xp, Vista, 7 :-)

ts-soft · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:10 am

This directories a not always the same path in all versions of OS. Different windows version, different linux (KDE,
Gnome usw.) and so on. I don't think your wish is realy usefull.

greetings - Thomas

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