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Re: Exception: java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)

On 5/2/06, Mohsan Khan <email@hidden> wrote:

This will create the prefs file in the same dir as the app, does this mean
the dir was locked or some permission issue?


It is not normal for a Mac application to save its preference next to
the application itself (see [1]). On Mac OS X a user may be able to
run an application but not have write access to the directory contains
the application (often /Applications).

If you use Java's preferences API it should do the right thing for you
(use the user's preferences directory).

-Shawn

[1] <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPFileSystem/Articles/LibraryDirectory.html>,
<http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPRuntimeConfig/Articles/UserPreferences.html>
and <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Java/Reference/1.4.2/appledoc/api/com/apple/eio/FileManager.html#findFolder(short,%20int,%20boolean)>
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