Install files to documents folder?

[TubooBokBok]

Hi I am having a problem with my program. I have a bunch of text documents in my program that I need to write to. They are being installed to specialFolderPath("engine")
however I need them to be installed to specialFolderPath("documents"). Is there a way to achieve this or do I need to write code to move them when the app is launched?

any help i greatly appreciated. Thanks,

[Simon]

Hi TubooBokBok,

Is there a way to achieve this or do I need to write code to move them when the app is launched?

Well, Yes there is a way to achieve it.
Yes you have to write code.

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put url("binfile:" & specialFolderPath("engine") & "/myDoc.docx") into \
               url("binfile:" & specialFolderPath("documents") & "/myDoc.docx")

That should do it. You may have to change binfile to file.

Simon

[TubooBokBok]

Ok thanks. And will that code completely move the file or just copy and paste it? why I ask is If that code is run every time the program is run will it overwrite the changes I have made to the files in specialFolderPath("documents")?

[Simon]

This one you'll have to do some work for.
How would you check if a file is or is not in the documents folder?

Simon

[TubooBokBok]

would something like this work?

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put URL ("file:" & specialFolderPath("documents") & slash & "myDoc.txt") into fileCheck
if fileCheck is empty then
put put URL ("file:" & specialFolderPath("engine") & slash & "myDoc.txt") into URL ("file:" & specialFolderPath("documents") & slash & "myDoc.txt")
end if

[Simon]

I can show you and easier way but first.
Did you know that there is an HTML5 crowdsourcing drive going on now?
http://livecode.com/livecode-to-html5/
Can you contribute?

Simon

[TubooBokBok]

I will see what I can do. although as A 18 year old fresh out of school and looking for a job it wont be anything groundbreaking, but every little helps I suppose. It does look like a awesome addition to Livecode!

[Simon]

Thank you!!!
OK try,

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if there is not a file (specialFolderPath("documents") & slash & "myDoc.txt") then
--do the put URL stuff

Thanks again.

Simon

[Mark]

Simon's syntax is 100% correct, but I just wanted to note that you can also write

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if there is no file...

Mark