Problem with brl.FileSystem and #GLFW_APP_LABEL

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DeadFall

(Posted 2015) [#1]

If you set #GLFW_APP_LABEL within your code you can't use brl.FileSystem properly.

Here is a sample code from the Monkey Documentation: Link

(This is tested on 86a)

#If TARGET<>"android" And TARGET<>"ios" And TARGET<>"win8" And TARGET<>"glfw"
#Error "Invalid target"
#Endif

#GLFW_APP_LABEL="This is a test App"

Import mojo
Import brl.FileSystem

Class MyApp Extends App
	Method OnCreate()
		DeleteDir "monkey://internal/dir1", True
		DeleteDir  "monkey://internal/dir2",True
		DeleteDir  "monkey://internal/dir3",True
        
		CreateDir  "monkey://internal/dir1"
		CreateFile "monkey://internal/dir1/file1"
		CreateFile "monkey://internal/dir1/file2"
		CreateDir  "monkey://internal/dir1/dir2"
		CreateFile "monkey://internal/dir1/dir2/file5"
        
		CreateDir  "monkey://internal/dir2"
		CreateFile "monkey://internal/dir2/file3"
		CreateFile "monkey://internal/dir2/file4"
        
		CopyDir    "monkey://internal/dir1","monkey://internal/dir3",True
		DeleteFile "monkey://internal/dir1/file1"
		DeleteFile "monkey://internal/dir3/dir2/file5"
        
		SetUpdateRate 60
	End
    
	Method OnUpdate()
	End
    
	Method OnRender()
		Scale 2,2
		Cls
		Local y:=0
		For Local f:=Eachin LoadDir( "monkey://internal/",True )
			Local p:="monkey://internal/"+f
			Local nm:=(f+"                    ")[..20]
			Local ty:=""
			If FileType(p) = FILETYPE_FILE
				ty=FileSize( p )
			Else
				ty="(dir)"
			Endif
			DrawText nm+ty,0,y
			y+=12
		Next
	End
End

Function Main()

	New MyApp
    
End

If you try this code and then look in, projectname.buildv86a\glfw3\gcc_winnt\Debug\internal

You'll notice nothing is saved. Commenting out #GLFW_APP_LABEL makes the program run as expected. This is just something I came across while messing around with the filesystem stuff.

ImmutableOctet(SKNG)

(Posted 2015) [#2]

Actually, this is an awesome feature that makes programs UAC compliant on Windows, and ensures you store local data in the right places everywhere else. Here's a link to the change-log for this. Mark fixed this again somewhat recently, so that's probably why you're noticing this now.

If you don't set 'GLFW_APP_LABEL', then it'll be in your local directory as you're expecting. If you do set it, it'll go to your roaming app-data folder: "%appdata%/GLFW_APP_LABEL", AKA "%appdata%/This is a test App". Optionally, you can add a publisher folder with 'GLFW_APP_PUBLISHER', and it'll put your application's data into a sub-folder of that (In your app-data).

DeadFall

(Posted 2015) [#3]

Ah that makes sense then. Thanks for the info.