The right way to save ini files?

[yuigoto]

I'm sorry if my question is a duplicated one.

I got MMF2 through Humble Bundle and now (finally, since I'm done with work) I'm digging through all the tutorials in the ClickTeam website before I start making something. Right now I'm stuck in the "ini file tutorial".

The tutorial says that, by not specifying an absolute path, the file is saved automatically in the application folder, but if I build and run the executable no file is created (I've also de-selected the "Create INI file in Application Data folder", in the object properties).

Is there a way to save the ini file in the application folder? Do I have to use a relative path or a specific variable?

Thanks!

Also, thanks ClickTeam for MMF2 (hoping to upgrade to Fusion 2.5 soon! )!

[happygreenfrog]

It is possible to save in the application's folder, but you shouldn't. If you do, and your program is installed to the Program Files folder, then, because of Windows, everyone will need to run your program as an administrator, and that could cause some problems since some people can't. The "Create INI file in Application Data folder" is what you should use. It creates the file in a special folder, which isn't in the same folder as your application. Said special folder is where all Windows developers are supposed to save data now (from what I know), and it is called the "Application Data" folder, or the "AppData" folder for short.

[Popcorn]

Hey, that tutorial was originally written in 2001, by me, and things might have changed since then.
If you un-tick the "Create INI file in Application Data folder", the ini-file will be created in the Windows folder.

Anyway, if you want to create the ini-file in your applications's folder, you may do so in the eventeditor.

* Start of frame
- Ini: Set Current file: apppath$+"filename.ini"

[yuigoto]

Thanks, happygreenfrog and Popcorn!

Just wanted to know how to use it well. I'll try to save the ini file in the application folder as a last resort only then.

[yuigoto]

Ah yes, salamanderpants! Some applications I intend to build as a portable exe and probably will do like this.

Thanks!

I've also seen that there's a SQLite object. Since I'm using it almost on a daily basis (with some PHP projects I'm building), I'll try using it too. :P

[yuigoto]

Oh, ok! Thanks! (and sorry for the delay) =P

Guess I'll be sticking with MMF2 for a while...