Re: [MacPerl] startup disk

[Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>]

Ken Cartner writes:
> I'm trying to set a variable to a folder inside the Preferences folder of
> the system folder. As long as I use the hard drive's name in the path,
> everything works fine.

I'm sorry; my earlier article was misguided and David and Chris are right: You
should use FindFolder, not MacPerl::Volumes. However, if at all possible
(PowerPC or BigMacPerl) you should use Mac::Files instead of FindFolder.pl:

use Mac::Files;

$preferencess = FindFolder kOnSystemDisk, kPreferencesFolderType;

If you hardcode the name of the System Folder or the Preferences folder, you
will risk the destruction of earth by a fleet of spaceships the first time
somebody tries to use your code on a Mac running the Klingon version of MacOS.

Matthias

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Matthias Neeracher   <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>   http://www.iis.ee.ethz.ch/~neeri
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   invert it you would get a far more useful set of assumptions?"
                                     -- Richard Caley



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