[BLACKBOX] HostFiles modification

From: [at]} <Aubrey>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:00:17 -0600

----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-632674815_-_-
Content-type: text/plain

In Blackbox 1.5
Module HostFiles

I install BlackBox in the server configuration, and I just bought a
used laptop with Windows XP. I run as underprivileged user hoping for
protection from security mischief so the user and application programs
have different access rights.

I also try to run the application so that others in my organization
who stumble across a shortcut can try out BlackBox.

Toward this end, I usually have the /USE %appdata%\BlackBox command
line option in the shortcut. When a peer (colleague or such) tries to
use this shortcut, the directory does not exist and things don't work
out. This is an environment where I don't have the authority to
create all the directories, that is, it is not a group of students in
my class where I can modify their space.

When faced with the vast stretch of chores to do around the house at
Christmas, I tackled this problem and made a modification to
HostFiles. This modification determines if the /USE command line is
present, and if not uses a default of %appdata%\<executable name> +
"_Work"

If that directory is not present, it is (silently) created. I don't
really know how to put up a dialog box that early in the startup
asking if it is ok with the user. Perhaps it is easy, but I did have
the other chores on my list and only did this much effort. I also
don't know how to make the appname follow the shortcut name instead of
the executable.

If there are good design reasons that this change is a bad idea, I'd
love to follow the discussion. Anyway, I wanted it this way and made
it so. Please feel free to grab the encoded file here.
http://home.grandecom.net/~amcintosh/aubrey/BlackBox/Files.txt

-- 
-- 
Aubrey McIntosh, Ph.D.
1502 Devon Circle
Austin TX 78723-1814
http://home.grandecom.net/~amcintosh/aubrey/Search/
----
To unsubscribe, send a message with body "SIGNOFF BLACKBOX" to LISTSERV{([at]})nowhere.xy----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-632674815_-_-
Content-type: application/rtf
Content-transfer-encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="rtf-body.rtf"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----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-632674815_-_---

Received on Thu Jan 17 2008 - 19:00:17 UTC