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- To: info-macl@cambridge.apple.com
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- From: lynch@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu
- Date: Tue, 29 Oct 91 13:27:38 CST
- Re: FInding the System (preferences) folder...
>There's nothing special about preference files, it's just a convention. The
>Finder only knows about control panels, fonts, sounds, DAs, and a variety of
>extensions.
>My idea from reading Apple's literature (though I have no precise quote) is
>that preference files are not supposed to be manipulated by the user. The
>application should create a default prefs file when none is found, a likely
>situation anyway.
>Use the FindFolder trap to find the prefs folder. Its name changes when the
>System is localized.
Maybe I'm just being stupid, but how do I find the volume number of the
Boot (System) Volume.
I need that to call #_FindFolder, I think.
"TANSTAAFL" Rich lynch@ils.nwu.edu