App preferences and filepath

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Hi all. Is there a way to choose a filepath (url) and store it in the app ? I have an app that snapshots a live video input , adds a text input and saves as an image to disc. Now you can set a default url in the 'display save window ’ node, but you have to change that every save action if different to the url built into app. Id like to be able to specify a path via a button press and have the app store . If possible, then save on quit so it defaults next boot up.

Hope that makes sense

EDIT*. Sussed out how to store the change during app boot up using ‘hold value’ node, and updating url on save

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Sounds like you were able to solve your own problem…? If not, let us know what remaining questions you have.

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I did solve this thank you. Discovered the ‘write data’ and ‘read data’ node. Wrote a text file at save point with folder path to the application support folder in library.

Am i right in thinking you cant write this to the app package itself ?

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That’s correct. To quote the vuo.url node set documentation:

Apple discourages modifying files within app bundles, and doing so may break code-signing. As an alternative, your app or plugin can store persistent data in ~/Library/Application Support/<app name>/ or store temporary data in ~/Library/Caches/<app name>/.