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Re: Where do I put the file?
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Re: Where do I put the file?


  • Subject: Re: Where do I put the file?
  • From: Brian Ganninger <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 10:10:47 -0600

I recommend creating your own folder in ~/Library/Application Support/(your
name here) or you can just deposit the file(s) in the ~/Library/Preferences/
folder or your own subfolder there.

- Brian Ganninger

On 3/24/03 10:02 AM, "Jon Hull" <email@hidden> wrote:

> I am writing a little one-window app (basically a specialized to-do
> list), and since it only has one file, I would like to avoid bothering
> the user with the file handling stuff if at all possible. A similar
> model is used by iTunes and iPhoto. They take care of all the file
> stuff behind the scenes. iTunes keeps it's library in the music
> folder, and iPhoto keeps it's stuff in the pictures folder. But a
> to-do list has nothing to do with either, so I can't put my file in
> either of those places.
>
> So, where do I put the file?
>
> My first thought was documents, but that is not right either, since the
> documents folder should contain only files which the user made
> themselves. That leaves the library... but where in the library?
>
> Please help... I am very confused!
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
> P.S. Since Apple is (correctly) encouraging this type of interaction
> maybe they will add (or have added?) a special folder somewhere to
> hold these types of files.
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