[MAC OS X] User Preference Folder

SEO · Post by **SEO** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:26 pm

On Mac OS X an 'FolderPointer' is needed to get the Users Preference Folder. This is used to store the Users 'Preference files'.

The structure is Users/myUserName/Library/Preferences
The problem is to get the 'UserName' ... So it is possible to build the 'path' String....

I think on OS X 10.4.x the folder names are the same, and not depending on the Language settings... (I don't remember how it was on 10.3.x)

On OS X there are also a lot of folders in the 'UserName' folder that store stuff for just that user...

So an 'Pointer' to the folder: UserName should fix a lot of problems.. Perhaps an Constant like this: #PB_UserDirectory so I could build an string like this:
FileName$ = #PB_UserDiectory + "Library/Preferences/myAppPrefs/myPrefsFile.txt"

I have tried to find an 'workaround' about this using ExamineDirectory and DirectoryEntryAttributes but Nope...

Regards,
SEO

Post by **Fred** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:02 pm

The next version of PB has a GetHomeDirectory() which will returns exactly what you want.

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:04 pm

What else has it got?

Post by **Fred** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:05 pm

Hum, a lot of stuff, it would take too much time to list them all.. Back to code

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SEO · Post by **SEO** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:05 pm

THANKS!
/SEO