Read Path will be to your Application Directory., Write Path will be to your User App Directory
Note: AppGameKit is
supposed to check both your Read and Write Folders when trying to Read / Load a File., but in the past I have had issues where it would handle these exclusively meaning I'd have to write something like:
+ Code SnippetFunction LoadImageEx( Filename$ )
FileID As Integer = -1
If GetFileExists( Filename$ )
FileID = LoadImage( Filename$ )
Else
If GetFileExists( "raw:" + GetWritePath() + Filename$ )
FileID = LoadImage( "raw:" + GetWritePath() + Filename$ )
EndIf
EndIf
EndFunction FileID
Now on my Windows PC the functions will return the following:
(Project I'm using in this example is ForumExample)
"D:\AGK Projects\ForumExample\Media" = GetReadPath( )
"C:\User\Robert\AppData\Local\AGKApps\ForumExample\Media" = GetWritePath( )
As noted in my example., we can always use "raw:" as a prefix to provide an absolute location.
If we don't use this then what we're defining is a relative location.
I'd argue it would be nice if we could have another Pre-Defined Location by AppGameKit
GetDocumentsPath( )
The reason being is that the Documents Path exists on all OS and is readily accessible by the User., usually has a shortcut.
It is after all a "Public" area so to speak that is easily accessible... great for Save Files, Screenshots, Videos, etc.
I mean we can technically figure it out from the Write Path (on Windows) but other OS have it in a different location rather than part of the User Account Folders.