I've been somewhat confused about what the "proper" place is to store
data files (like file based databases) for my applications.
With all the different "special" folders available, which is the correct
one for databases that get updated every time a user runs the
application? I need to make sure that Windows 98 users can use my
software as well, but I also need make sure that the data file is always
accessible at a consistent location in my software.
Any tips appreciated!
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Mitchel,
Although not correct is the application.sta rtuppath as well not a bad place.
We see it Microsoft do with Visual Studio Net.
I hope this helps,
Cor
"Mitchell Vincent" <mv******@newsg roup.nospam> schrieb: You should be able to write to the Application.Use rAppDataPath folder
safely.
Is that accessible to "all users"? I always install my software so that
any user on the system can access it.
Use
'Environment.Ge tFolderPath(Env ironment.Specia lFolder.CommonA pplicationData) '
instead.
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You should be able to write to the Application.Use rAppDataPath folder
safely.
"Mitchell Vincent" <mv******@newsg roup.nospam> wrote in message
news:eS******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P10.phx.gbl... I've been somewhat confused about what the "proper" place is to store data
files (like file based databases) for my applications.
With all the different "special" folders available, which is the correct
one for databases that get updated every time a user runs the application?
I need to make sure that Windows 98 users can use my software as well, but
I also need make sure that the data file is always accessible at a
consistent location in my software.
Any tips appreciated!
--
- Mitchell Vincent
- kBilling - Invoices Made Easy!
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Marina wrote: You should be able to write to the Application.Use rAppDataPath folder
safely.
Is that accessible to "all users"? I always install my software so that
any user on the system can access it.
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- Mitchell Vincent
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Yes, this will be stored in each users's data directory. Try it out and run
some quick test to see if it meets your needs.
"Mitchell Vincent" <mv******@newsg roup.nospam> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. .. Marina wrote: You should be able to write to the Application.Use rAppDataPath folder
safely.
Is that accessible to "all users"? I always install my software so that
any user on the system can access it.
--
- Mitchell Vincent
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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote: Use
'Environment.Ge tFolderPath(Env ironment.Specia lFolder.CommonA pplicationData) '
instead.
I assume it works with Windows 98, but where is the actual directory on
a 98 box? I don't have one to test, or I would.
Thanks!
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- Mitchell Vincent
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Mitchel,
Although not correct is the application.sta rtuppath as well not a bad place.
We see it Microsoft do with Visual Studio Net.
I hope this helps,
Cor
Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote: Mitchel,
Although not correct is the application.sta rtuppath as well not a bad place.
We see it Microsoft do with Visual Studio Net.
I hope this helps,
Cor
That's what I do now, but I was thinking that in some multi-user setups
the user might not be able to write to the Program Files directory, so
all the writes to the database *could* fail in theory.
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"Mitchell Vincent" <mv******@newsg roup.nospam> schrieb: You should be able to write to the Application.Use rAppDataPath folder
safely.
Is that accessible to "all users"? I always install my software so that
any user on the system can access it.
Use
'Environment.Ge tFolderPath(Env ironment.Specia lFolder.CommonA pplicationData) '
instead.
--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
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