J2ME: how to define path for fileConnection - java-me

About writing on the text file, i have a problem to define the path. I m developping with NetBean and I put my txt file in the "nbproject" folder. I can read it by using "this.getClass().getResourceAsStream(fileName)". But for writing i don't know how to define the path.

When you put the file in project folder, it is packaged in the jar file. The jar file is read-only. So your Midlet can not write into it. For security reasons. This is good.
If you need to write data, you can either use RecordStore or FileConnection.
RecordStore is portable. It does not ask for permissions. So for simple things, like settings for your midlet, this is the best option.
You can just define your whole file content as one Record.
For FileConnection, your midlet need to ask for permissions. But you have real files for example on SD-Card, there is no other way.

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Can I write to a text file from a button in xPages?

I have an xPages application that needs to write a text file to a folder on my network. I'm not sure if it's even possible from an xPages application?
If it is, can someone give me an idea how to go about this?
POI4XPages can write views etc to CSV files https://poi4xpages.openntf.org/. I've previously used OpenCSV, and Apache-licensed Java library to import from a CSV file, but it also allows exporting. I use it regularly to preload data for session databases like for my session at Connect 2016. CommonsCSV has subsequently been released, which would replace OpenCSV.
Yes you can. The easiest way is to create a Java class that does what you need (and test it from the command line). In a button, which is server side JavaScript, you can instantiate that class and write out.
You might need to handle security setting (e.g. deploying your class in a jar file into [DominoAppDir]/jvm/lib/ext) to be allowed to have network access. If you rather keep the class in the nsf, you might need harder measures.
Let us know how it goes
I just created a simple class that created the file and wrote to it. Worked like a champ
Thanks all!

How to add User Specific information in Exe File

I have a code on the server-side(application) that links with the client-side(application).
The user signs-up to download the exe(client-side application).
There must be a unique way to identify the user(client app exe) with the info got from sign-up.
So, one of the information must be attached to exe file during the download.
One of the ways I found is using "Portable Executable".
Is it possible to add string data to exe and later retrieve it?
Is there any other possible way to make the exe user-specific? Or is it possible to add the user information along with the downloaded exe?
Yes, it is potentially possible to modify the exe at runtime to put your own stream. You might put the User Specific information in an existing Resource prepared for this "update". This would be the easiest way to avoid to take care about changing other parameter like size, etc.. Another option would be to put the User Specific information in the overlay of the Exe.

About Directory Contents in asp.net

I have a directory and I want to save a image in that directory.
How would I know an image already exists in that directory or not?
You can determine if the file exists (by name) using the File.Exists method. There is, however, the possibility of a file being saved with the same name between the time of checking and saving your own.
In a web application I often used mapped GUID values as file names.
Anyway, I think this is what you're asking, though it isn't greatly conveyed as to your exact current predicament.

how to add directory to SupportFiles in InstallShield

Is there a possibility to add directory (with sub directories) to SupportFiles section in installshield. I have dynamically created content (list of files changes constantly) that I use to support my installation.
Is there any other method to add dynamically whole directory to installation package. I need files from this directory only during installation process. At the end of the installation I want IS to remove these files automatically ?
The ISSetupFile table ( which drives the Support Files pattern ) only supports extracting files to a single directory. There is no way in the UI to tell it to be dynamic although you could have a build automation step that reflects the contents of a directory and wires it up to the table using the automation interface. This still couldn't do sub directories though.
What you probably want to do is creating a self-extracting zip of the files you need as part of your build and add that EXE to Support Files. Then write custom actions that call the EXE to extract the payload to Support Files and another CA to clean it up. Look for the custom action ISSetupFilesExtract and ISSetupFilesCleanup to figure out the best way to do this.
Although I'm late to the party: #BuvinJ mentioned in a comment that you can add directories to "Advanced Files" under "Disk1." In this case, they do appear in the temporary directory (support directory), eg. SUPPORTDIR\Disk1
SUPPORTDIR is a temporary location where the installer dumps files, and cleans them up afterward. An example is C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Local\Temp\2\{F6B9B2D6-2A5A-4146-9297-E80A199CB0CB}.
This could be a quicker/cheaper/faster solution to writing custom actions and/or packaging up files by hand in, say, a self-extracting zip file.

Changing vista file permissions programmatically

I want to add some files to C:\windows\XXX (windows protected folder, in Vista), under the "TrustedInstaller" for my application. I do not want to replace any file so no issues on Windows Resource(formerly file) protection.
I have the code to change "ownership" to the current logged in admin, however, I'm don't have any clue how to set its file permissions programmatically. I'm using VC++/MFC for development.
Thanks
I not 100% sure what you actually want (as do you want it to look like TrustedInstaller installed the files?) but look at this example of using SetNamedSecurityInfo. You generally need to constuct a Discretionary Access Control List (DACL) for your file, however you can "borrow" one off another file with the permissions you want to clone using GetNamedSecurityInfo as building a DACL from scratch is considerably more annoying.
An easy way to do it is to just use the system function to run icacls with whichever parameters you need. Note that it's found in cstdlib (#include <cstdlib>)
system("icacls <params>");

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