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Re: "First Run" installation of Application support stuff?
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Re: "First Run" installation of Application support stuff?


  • Subject: Re: "First Run" installation of Application support stuff?
  • From: Jeff Disher <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 16:08:24 -0500

I think that this is a good idea. If I weren't in exams right now I would write up a quick framework with something like that since it is very useful. I have a program that needed to use Application Support (a score list for a game) and the code for it was annoyingly tedious yet trivial in what it was actually doing.

Having a reusable piece of code (I just used containing it in a framework as an example) would be a useful tool since many apps need this sort of storage (basically, anytime you need something be persist between users).

It would be nice if it were in Cocoa but it is not hard to write. Unless someone beats me to it, I will try to write something up in a few weeks. If I have the time, I will post it (or a link to it) here.

In short, this is a good idea and we should work together so not to reinvent this wheel for every multi-user app each of us writes.

Good idea,
Jeff.

On Sunday, December 8, 2002, at 03:36 AM, Scott Anguish wrote:

On Sunday, December 8, 2002, at 03:03 AM, Dave Yost wrote:

At 1:52 AM -0500 2002-12-08, Sherm Pendley wrote:
On Sunday, December 8, 2002, at 12:14 AM, Dave Yost wrote:

Is there Cocoa code out there for the commonly-needed task of copying stuff into Application Support or Library or wherever?

Do you mean, as part of application installation?

No, I mean when the app launches, it looks for stuff outside of the bundle. If the stuff is not there or is outdated, it puts it there.


Right.. but like what?

Most of the stuff in the Application Support folder is just application specific 'preferences' that don't necessarily fit as a preference.. like OmniWeb bookmarks...

most items should stay in the application bundle.. if you need to save them to the application support directory do so only after a change has been made.
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