Re: Save user data where?
Karsten Wutzke wrote:
On 18 Apr., 19:19, Knute Johnson <nos...@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com>
wrote:
Karsten Wutzke wrote:
Hi all!
I wish to save some user data (editable via GUI) on a per user basis.
Is there any nice mechanism in Java that puts such info into an
appropriate place? If I have to do that manually, what would be a nice
place to save some small files with bothering the user? Or shall I
force every user to specify a directory?
Karsten
Look at the system property user.home.
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Knute Johnson
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I know this. But I don't want to create files or directories "unasked"
which will clutter the user's home dir and make some users really mad
(as I would be).
Karsten
Then store it on a remote server. I really don't think that makes any
sense but it accomplishes what you want; a file but not on the users
computer.
When I look in my Windoze computer home directory I can find 25 folders
of stuff that applications have put there. That is where that kind of
stuff belongs. I didn't look at my Linux home directory but I know
there is a lot of application data there too.
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Knute Johnson
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