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WineNCheese - 27 Dec 2004 08:19 GMT

Where do people put application data that is not user specific? For
example, what if I have a xml file containing r/w data for a forms
application, and the application may be used by users with limited rights.
I cannot do any user management, and there is no reason to expose the user
to the fact that these files even exist.

Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\... is out because it is
not available to restricted users.
Application directory is out for the same reason.
LOCAL_MACHINE hive in registry is out for the same reason.

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WineNCheese - 29 Dec 2004 21:37 GMT

Thanx for all the responses - NOT!

In case anybody is interesetd, we solved this by using a utility during
installation to make the application directory accessible to everyone.

> Where do people put application data that is not user specific? For
> example, what if I have a xml file containing r/w data for a forms
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WhiskyRomeo - 31 Dec 2004 15:41 GMT

I know the frustration of not getting a response.

I think I have a similar problem:

a. The server name used in the web service changes from location to
location, so I need to access a file that customizes this information at
run-time for each installation.

b. When the user uses a form to import data from a spreadsheet on a local
drive, the SQL Server's Data Transformation Service package fails because, of
course, it does not recoginize the local drive. The user is forced to use a
mapped drive to the server.

Is this the type of problem your utility solves?

WR

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